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Sickle cell is fatal. My sister-in-law died at the age of 27, the year after I had my crisis.

— Ryan Clark

A sickle-cell attack would creep up slowly in my ankles, legs, arms, back, stomach, and chest. Sometimes my lips and tongue turned numb, and…

— Prodigy

Sickle cell disease has personally affected my family.

— Mike Conley Jr

I'm very fortunate to have gotten past the cancer problem.

— Jack Ramsay

I had a tumor. But it was great.

— David Rakoff

I've had cancer cells removed from my womb several times.

— Shirley Ballas

Chemotherapy isn't easy. I felt very fortunate I wouldn't have to go through that.

— Jaclyn Smith

I am very grateful to have beaten my cancer, but it has been tough adjusting to my new normal.

— Camille Grammer

The sickle-cell got me where doctors said I couldn't play sports, I couldn't overexert myself.

— Prodigy

In 2007, I lost my spleen and gallbladder, and I was just sick. I got altitude sickness from sickle cell trait while playing in…

— Ryan Clark

To be diagnosed with cancer was a frightening thing, and my first reaction was sheer panic, but I was really fortunate that the cancer…

— Marianne Faithfull

Thankfully, gratefully, cancer did not get the best of me.

— Cobie Smulders