Alberta woman 1st adult in Canada to be 'cured' of sickle cell anemia through stem cell transplant

An Alberta woman is the first adult in Canada to be cured of sickle cell anemia with the help of a sister's love — and a stem cell transplant. Revée Agyepong, 26, of Edmonton was diagnosed with the disease as a toddler and has never known life without it. "I remember as far back as elementary feeling sickle cell complications and not knowing what it was," she said.
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