Seeking a sickle cell cure: 12-year-old in DC is 1st patient to get new gene therapy

A 12-year-old boy who suffers debilitating pain because of sickle cell disease has become the first patient in the U.S. to undergo a newly approved gene therapy. Kendric Cromer is being treated at Children’s National Hospital in D.C. News4’s Erika Gonzalez reports.
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[@DoctorTiktoc]

What an amazing young man and mother and I'm praying this treatment is successful for you Kendrick!!

[@mopthermopther]

Some have found relief
with aloe vera.

[@marcusemoore4306]

What does aloe Vera do because I’m willing to try anything this is something I have never heard of nor understand how it would could help with my pain crisis and low blood and hemoglobin

[@teenahweenah2608]

This is murder.

[@AdmiralPureBlood]

😂. wtf you talking about tard?