Programs

The Sickle Cell Adult Support Group provides adults with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) a format to express their feelings, concerns, joy, and pain, with others in a supportive, non-judgmental and confidential environment.

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Who can attend?

Any adult 18+ years of age, with SCD can attend. The group participants are those diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in the form of SS, SC, SD, or Sickle Beta Thalassemia, plus, their adult family members and caregivers.

This Youth Support Group provides young people with Sickle Cell Disease a format to express their feelings, concerns, joy, and pain, with others in a supportive, non-judgmental, and confidential environment.

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Who can attend?

Anyone 12 to 17 years of age, with SCD. The group participants are those diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in the form of: SS, SC, SD, or Sickle Beta Thalassemia.

The teen years are a time of transition. This is especially true for young adults with life-threatening, chronic illnesses, such as SCD.

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What is a transition program and why is it important?

Young adults with SCD, who have received all, or most, of their health care through a children’s hospital, or pediatric center, are faced with many challenges when they no longer qualify for pediatric care, due to their age. The Sickle Cell Council offers programs to help prepare young adults and their families, to make the transition to adult care.

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What should you look for in a Transition to Adult Healthcare Program?

First, the program is designed to help young adults take responsibility for their own health care. This involves becoming knowledgeable about SCD, being able to communicate confidently with physicians, and being capable of making decisions about their care. Secondly, the program should provide tools to identify adult care resources before losing eligibility for care in the pediatric facility. This involves finding SCD specialists, primary care physicians, and working within insurance limits.

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Who can attend?

Any young client transitioning from pediatric-to-adult care, from 18 – 25 years of age diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in the form of: SS, SC, SD, or Sickle Beta Thalassemia.

Every year, our families are encouraged to allow their children to attend the Double H Ranch summer camp, located at Lake Luzerne, NY. The Double H Ranch, co-founded by Charles R. Wood and Paul Newman, provides specialized programs and year-round support for children and their families, dealing with life-threatening illnesses.

 

All children are under the watchful care of fully trained staff 24/7 – including doctors, nurses, and camp counselors. A fully equipped med-clinic is on-site with a general hospital within 10 minutes of the camp. Our children are transported to-and-from camp by our Executive Director and treated to 5 days of food and fun at no cost to our families.

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This is a social-recreational event held on a Saturday, near the end of summer, just before kids return to school, at a location chosen by the children in our program, by majority vote. In recent years, the Carlisle Sports Emporium has become a favorite choice for the kids. free for all participating Sickle Cell families! A day of Family, Food, and Fun!

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To learn more about any program, service, or group please call 717-234-3358

or email dbizzard@scpascc.org