LGBTQ+ Voices Navigating SCD (Part 2)

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Description:
In Part Two, Tanya Gentry offers a powerful and deeply personal perspective on living with sickle cell disease while navigating her identity within the LGBTQIA+ community. Drawing from her lived experiences as a community leader and long-time advocate, Tanya discusses the emotional, physical, and spiritual realities of managing a lifelong chronic illness. She candidly reflects on medical bias, frequent hospitalizations, and the resilience required to advocate for herself in healthcare settings that often overlook the needs of marginalized patients.