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Sickle Cell Community Day With the Atlanta Falcons | Uplifting Athletes & MySickleCellTeam

Sickle cell warriors, families, advocates, and foundation leaders came together at Mercedes-Benz Stadium during an Atlanta Falcons game. They built community, shared resources, and celebrated resilience.

Transcript

00:00:04:13 - 00:00:29:19
Lisa Del Sol
We are coming to you live at the Sickle Cell Disease event. I'm really excited to be here.

Mapillar Dahn-Flemister
Today is just so much more than football. Today is about creating joy.

Rob Long
Being here with the Falcons creates this community. Everybody can kind of come and show up and be together.

Dwight Harris
This is Perry. He's a warrior and we're fighting with him,

00:00:29:19 - 00:00:48:01
Dwight Harris
and we're going to overcome this.

Dr. Tabatha McGee
Having a community that provide resources for our warriors is incredibly important.

Dwight Harris
Just having that communication can help you navigate and see how to best treat the disease for yourself.

Jeremiah Johnson
We got this as sickle cell warriors. Keep your heads up.

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