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Daisha Dillon of Manchester has sickle cell disease and, cared for by the New England Sickle Cell Institute at UConn, had a successful pregnancy and birth.

Women with sickle cell disease who have given birth say they’d take the pain of...

Life of Young Mom with Sickle Cell Disease Improved by New Drug Patients at UConn Healths New England Sickle Cell Institute have a range of advanced health management options available to them Brandy Compton, with her son Jermaine (contributed photo). Copy Link Since she was only 4 months old, Brandy Compton, 31, of Hartford, has been battling sickle cell disease, a painful inherited red blood cell condition impacting the blood’s circulation due to abnormally hook-shaped r...