Kami & Kyra
December 8, 2020
For sisters Kami and Kyra, growing up means living with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that affects one in 365 African-Americans. Kami, 17,
For sisters Kami and Kyra, growing up means living with sickle cell anemia, a chronic blood disorder that affects one in 365 African-Americans. Kami, 17,
Event sponsored by The Blood & Tissue Center Foundation to benefit COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund Three-time Grammy Award-winner musician Joe Posada, a COVID-19 survivor
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