Meridian, MS - Ruthie Willis is one of the many people in the U.S. who has been living with sickle cell disease.
Having to live with such a painful disease from birth has not been easy she says it’s been heartbreaking. “It’s very hurtful, you know, I mean it’s painful.”All I would do was cry; it seems like if I would cry that would help.”
Willis expressed how the disease makes her feel like a bother sometimes, as she recalled childhood memories with her mother. “I’ll never forget my mother; bless her heart, she would stay by my bedside, and she would always rub my arms, rub my legs, no matter what time of the night it was, and when I’d wake up, she’d be sitting right there.”
She also expressed the gratitude she has towards her family for helping her when in need. “It helps when you have someone to care for you and take care of you. And I can say I thank the Lord for my family because from my sisters to my brothers, they’ve all been there for me.”
As the FDA hopes these new treatments will cure the disease, Ruthie’s heart goes out to the children dealing with the disease. “I just pray that the FDA would help for the young kids that have sickle cell, cause it’s a really painful disease.”
Sickle Cell patients just like Ruthie Wills are holding onto the hope that one day this painful disease can be brought to an end.
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