Breaking the Sickle Cell Cycle through Knowledge, Help and Hope.

Since 1971, the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc. has stood as a bastion of hope for victims of Sickle Cell and other abnormal hemoglobin. Dr. Delutha H. King, Jr. and the late Dr. Nelson McGhee, Jr. founded the organization to monitor Sickle Cell occurrences, share and advance knowledge and research with other organizations and, of course, to improve the quality of life of those battling the disease.

Today, the Foundation's mission is to provide education, screening and counseling to Sickle Cell patients. Thanks to its supporters, it has also expanded its programming to provide vital activities and services for school-age patients with Sickle Cell disease.

Generous supporters and caring volunteers make the Foundation and all of its programs and services possible. Each donation, no matter how large or small, carries a Sickle Cell patient one step further in breaking the Sickle Cell Cycle.

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Important information:
GA law requires that all newborns are tested for Sickle Cell .The Foundation handles a lot of the parental notifications and counseling if the child has the trait. It's also a good idea for pre-marital couples to be tested, given the impact should their children be born with Sickle Cell.
Sickle Cell can be deadly. For example, undiagnosed athletes could collapse during a workout and be misdiagnosed by a non-medical person as heat exhaustion and be treated accordingly. Incorrect treatment of Sickle Cell will result in death. Young infants may have symptoms in common with other illnesses and could also be treated incorrectly.