A story about treatment options…

Follow Nia’s story to learn about sickle cell disease treatment options.

Comic panel 1: Nia celebrates her 13th birthday at home with her family.
This is Nia. She is 13 years old.
Comic panel 2: Nia has a pain crisis at night in bed.
Nia has sickle cell disease.
Comic panel 3: Nia and her family walking in to the medical clinic.
It’s time to discuss new treatment options.
Comic panel 4: Nia's doctor talks to her family in the exam room.
Nia’s current treatment is Hydroxyurea.
Comic panel 5: Nia's doctor talks to her family in the exam room.
Her doctor also explains other options: Chronic Transfusion Therapy,
Comic panel 8: Back at home, Nia and her family sit and talk at the kitchen table.
The family talks about treatment options.

You get to decide how the story continues.

What treatment do you want to explore?