Health & Fitness
Families Of Those With Sickle Cell Disease In Philadelphia Area Hope And Advocate For A Cure
3-year-old Kaliph Eubanks is full of happy energy, playing at the park in Philadelphia's Germantown section. He has sickle-cell anemia.
June 23, 2025
Three-year-old Kaliph Eubanks is full of happy energy playing at the park in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. He also has sickle cell disease.
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Thursday marked World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, which focuses on supporting families and encouraging more research on the most common genetic disorder in the United States.
"He looks normal one minute and then the next, something is wrong," Kaliph's mom, Antoinelle Whitmore, said. "You're always on the edge. You never know."
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