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Dr. Lewis Thomas
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Outside, looking in: The silent isolation of living with sickle cell disease

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The quiet, creeping isolation that comes with living with sickle cell disease is a reality we rarely discuss enough.

When you live with a moderate to severe form of the condition, isolation becomes a recurring part of your existence. Through lived experience, I have learned that this isolation is not merely about being physically alone; it is emotional, social, and psychological. It manifests in subtle ways that those around us may never fully grasp.