It's mainly a chronic condition that can be serious. It's genetic - the
interesting thing about it is, that scientists think it might have developed
as a defense against malaria that backfired when the threat from malaria
lessened in human populations. See here for more details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle_cell_anemia
So yes, that poor man must be pretty sick.
Kat
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From: "ken barber" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 9:32 PM
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: a more serious question
> yes. i am not an expert, but i know that is serious.
>
> --- "Michael H. Collis" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Sickle cell anemia?
>>
>> ---- Original message ----
>> >Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:43:57 -0800
>> >From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
>> >Subject: Re: a more serious question
>> >To: [log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >bingo! kendall was on tract.
>> >
>> >i could not get the whole obit on the papers site,
>> but
>> >i did get the mom's name which i googled and got
>> the
>> >whole obit. got a brothers phone number and someone
>> >there gave me a telephone number to call him.
>> >
>> >turned out to be a hospital where he has been for 3
>> >weeks. he says he is in for cycle cell. that is a
>> >terrible disease. he did not tell me how bad it
>> might
>> >be, but 3 weeks there means he is not in good
>> shape.
>> >
>> >other than him being in the hospital i still do not
>> >know his legal address.
>> >
>> >--- "Kendall D. Corbett"
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you saw the obit for the parent(s), it'll
>> >> probably list the names of
>> >> survivors. I don't know about Oxford AL, but our
>> >> local paper online has
>> >> obits that are searchable back to 2002. Might be
>> >> able to get names that
>> >> way.
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 6:30 PM, Michael H.
>> Collis
>> >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > The brother should have the same last name as
>> the
>> >> lout. Go to Intellius
>> >> > and do a search in Oxford, Alabama with that
>> last
>> >> name. 9 times out of 10,
>> >> > it'll show close family relatives.
>> >> >
>> >> > ---- Original message ----
>> >> > >Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:08:57 -0800
>> >> > >From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> > >Subject: Re: a more serious question
>> >> > >To: [log in to unmask]
>> >> > >
>> >> > >both his mom and dad died last august as i saw
>> >> the
>> >> > >obits. i understand that he has a brother and
>> a
>> >> > >sister in oxford alabama. i however do not
>> know
>> >> their
>> >> > >names and address.
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>> >>
>> >> Kendall
>> >>
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