Kidney issues and organ damage are not uncommon for adults living with sickle cell anemia due to reduced blood flow. Chronic kidney disease can lead to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) […]
Continue readingAs Sickle Cell Awareness Month 2022 comes to an end, we hope you've learned something new and are encouraged to continue supporting our community. Many individuals living with SCD can […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia, PA: This September 9th, 2021 from 2 pm -7 pm at 4000 Powelton Avenue, Crescent Foundation, a sickle cell non-profit organization in partnership with American Red Cross will be hosting its second […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia, PA – On May 29th, 2021 at 7pm The Philadelphia Kappas and Deltas held their BATTLE OF THE DJ zoom concert, part of the larger Kappa Week Philly virtual celebration honoring […]
Continue readingThere’s no need for formalities with someone like Kevin Exil – apologies – Biggs Mula. The Philly-born rapper whose positivity and upbeat spirit engulfs any room he’s in. Or at least, […]
Continue readingJoy, melancholy, curiosity; art is the love language we use to convey to the world our personal states, both internally and externally. We use art to condemn violence, to forgo […]
Continue readingThere is an unconscious image that comes to many of our minds when we think of individuals living with chronic illnesses. Hospital beds and white gowns, the cinematic melodies of […]
Continue readingEarly in Kajuan Thorpe’s life he was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Only guessing that he was diagnosed as a baby Kajuan doesn’t dwell on the fact long, maybe […]
Continue readingIn each of our lives, we are presented with moments of opportunity to do something beyond ourselves for a greater cause. For Bridget O’Rourke one of these moments came when […]
Continue readingCalligraphist, calligraphic, calligrapher, however you manage to say it, Danielle Tin is a calligraphy artist and an expert of the craft. At the end of 2017, Danielle launched her own […]
Continue readingIni Ikpe is a great dresser, and he wants you to know it. A stylist to some of the NFL’s biggest players like Philadelphia Eagles Malcolm Jenkins and Jordan Matthews, […]
Continue readingIf you ask any Sickle Cell Disease patient how they stay healthy and out of the hospital, they’ll tell you one of the many keys is a well-balanced diet. Those […]
Continue readingUtenge ‘T’ Utuk is a product of outrageous circumstances. First-generation Nigerian American, a personal trainer, and fitness juggernaut, Utenge’s particular upbringing while drastically unexpected, was still filled with wonder, and […]
Continue readingAmanosi Agbugui is a West Chester University class of 2020 graduate, an adamant Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) activist, and a survivor cured for over 9 years. Her story is not […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia, PA: This year, the Living Well With Sickle Cell Passport Project Grant of $20,000 has been awarded to the Crescent Foundation for their new Community Health Worker (CHW) Program. This […]
Continue readingNecessary, obligation and essential are the three words that come to mind when I think of why Kyle, Ediomi and myself chose to start Crescent. It was not an idea […]
Continue readingMerriam-Webster defines “kismet”, as a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand––fate. It’s ironic that this is the word I would use for Tahirah, Ediomi, and myself’s collaboration […]
Continue readingWHAT IS SICKLE CELL DISEASE? Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood condition. It affects red blood cells, which are responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body via […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia, PA: The Crescent Foundation is one of this year’s recipients of the Penn Medicine CAREs grant of $500. Dr. Farzana Sayani of Penn Hospitals Sickle Cell clinic, and LSW social worker Jabina Coleman partnered […]
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