Mr. Isadore Davis is a devoted husband and caregiver to his wife with Sickle Cell disease. He recently graduated from SCMA’s Medical Advocacy Training(MAT) program. Isadore shares about his journey from being a caregiver to choosing to become a medical advocate.

Dr. Anthony Guobadia is one of the first people who dreamed with me of a class to teach healthcare providers about Sickle Cell disease. Today he is a proud graduate of Medical Advocacy Training, and speaks about his journey through the program. While it does not directly teach providers, Medical Advocates can certainly be a resource for them as we help our community navigate Sickle Cell disease.

Mr. Javon J. Smith is one of our amazing and compassionate advocates who recently graduated from SCMA’s Medical Advocacy Training(MAT) program. Javon shares about the journey and how he views the mission.

Sickle Cell Medical Advocacy has graduated its inaugural class of wonderfully compassionate advocates. Miss Elle Cole of cleverly changing LLC is a proud graduate and speaks about her experience in the program. Our certified medical advocates with SCMA want to help in healing the pain point of health inequity in the emergency department and hospital. When our patients with Sickle Cell disease present with acute pain crises and need urgent help, our medical advocates will virtually accompany them and stick up for them, using the NIH and ASH guidelines, and strategies they have learned. Listen to Elle! She is ready!

Chevaughn’s testimonial about SCMA’s help during her hospitalization.

Kara O'Connor is the proud mom of an adopted son with Sickle Cell disease. She has only recently been introduced to this disease and all that her son suffers, but she is a relentless advocate on his behalf. She continues to advocate for many others in the Sickle Cell community with the disease.

Hynees is a proud graduate of MAT1, the inaugural class. She is “the patient” who I fought the hardest for to stay alive, and who became my “why” in starting the Sickle Cell Medical Advocacy, Inc organization and the Medical Advocacy Training program. https://paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=AP2GSWL9FDLNQ&source=url

LeVeda is part of the inaugural class or MAT1. She is a visionary and ahead of her time. https://paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=AP2GSWL9FDLNQ&source=url

Sabrina Pendleton is a MAT 2 graduate, and is also a Registered Nurse. She commented that the MAT program taught her information that her nursing program did not include and she wished that she had learned this information sooner.