SM Social Club

Hi, Here is the offical link to donate.

All proceeds are going towards Sickle Cell Ireland.

Sickle cell disorder (SCD) is a genetic disorder. SCD affects the red blood cells which become stiff and sticky and block passage through blood vessels, sometimes getting stuck and forming clumps. This brings on a ‘sickling crisis’ that can be very painful. It can also lead to infections and organ damage, potentially causing serious complications such as stroke or blindness.

Sickle cell disease is most common among people from Africa, India, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean. Ireland has been relatively free from sickle cell until the last 15 years corrolating with an inward migration trend of families from sickle cell prone areas. SCD has become a challenge to the Irish medical system, and also to the education system – especially primary and secondary due to the lack of awareness amongst teachers and public health nurses. SCD presents a broader challenge to the sickle cell community – as they lack community support, they live with a sense of stigma and feeling of isolation.