I have Sickle Cell Beta thalassemia which impairs my red blood cells making them take on a sickle shape rather than being round. The sickle shape can cause my blood to get stuck in my blood vessels. When this occurs, it is called a pain crisis. During a pain crisis, my pain can be so severe that it causes me to need medication. If it is a major pain crisis I may even need to be hospitalized. I have never let this medical condition define my life. I set high expectations for myself and spite having this medical condition, I have been able to maintain my medical condition Sometimes this pain is severe and results in a major pain crisis. Even though I am blessed to not have a lot of major pain crisis so far in my life, when they occur they can
