30/09/2025
I'm thrilled to be sharing another episode of Magical Match podcast.
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and in this episode, I chatted with Donor Recruitment Development Officer, Melissa Harvey from ACLT – The African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust. Melissa explained about her role within the organisation and talked through what Sickle Cell disorder is and how it affects those diagnosed with what has become the fastest growing inherited genetic condition in the UK.
We talked about the sorts of symptoms you might expect someone with sickle cell to be experiencing and the importance that education and awareness plays, enabling others to act quickly, should someone be experiencing pain and potentially a life-threatening sickle cell crisis.
We talked about ACLT’s short film, One Drop – parts 1 and 2, which you can find on YouTube and the importance of blood donation. You can watch it here: https://lnkd.in/era7cN9N - part one and here: https://lnkd.in/ekTYct_9 for part two.
We also talked about the possibility of a stem cell transplant being part of the treatment pathway for someone with sickle cell disorder.
I hope you enjoy the listen.
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-yhxrm-197cc09
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and in this episode, I chatted with Donor Recruitment Development Officer, Melissa Harvey from ACLT – The African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust. Melissa explained about her role within the organisation and talked through what Sickle Cell disorder is and how it ...
