As Kimberlin cradles her baby granddaughter, singing soft lullabies, she holds more than just a child, she holds a future she once couldn't imagine having. At age 8, while battling excruciating sickle cell pain crises that left her writhing in hospital beds every other week, she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. But what seemed like a devastating blow became her miracle. A bone marrow transplant at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital not only cured her cancer but u

Sebastien Beauzile just rewrote the future for New York. At 21, he became the first person in the state cured of sickle cell disease using Lyfgenia gene therapy. On December 17, 2024, he received the treatment. Today, he’s completely symptom-free. “This is a fix,” his doctor told the New York Post. “Other drugs modify the disease, but this is a cure.” Sebastien’s story is proof, the cure works. But access still doesn’t. The treatment costs $3.1 million, leaving thousands wait

This photo will gives you the chills. 12-year-old Kendric Cromer rolling out of the hospital in his wheelchair, wearing his favorite Naruto anime gear. But this isn't a sick kid leaving another hospital stay. This is history. Kendric just became the first sickle cell patient in America to complete gene therapy treatment since FDA approval. After 44 days in the hospital, chemotherapy to clear his bone marrow, and stem cell infusion - he's stepping into a life potentially free