Patient Advocacy
The Sickle Cell Foundation of Middle Tennessee of Middle Tennessee provides assistance to the sickle cell community to enhance their quality of life. Please contact our office for a personal interview.
Transportation Assistance
Our foundation will provide transportation for sickle cell related doctor and emergency room visits for patients who have no other way to get to their appointments during a sickle cell crisis. Please call our office to arrange transportation.
Newborn Parent Education and Support/Children with Sickle Cell Support
If you are the parent or caregiver of a newborn or child with sickle cell, we provide general education to help give your child “Hope for a better tomorrow”.
Public Education/ Public Awareness
We strive to make the community aware of sickle cell anemia, what causes the disease and how it can impact everyone regardless of age or race. We encourage the public to learn as much as they can about the disease; such as knowing the difference between sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait, and how sickle cell testing can detect the sickling gene. Also its important for those living with sickle cell and other related hemoglobin disorders to know their exact genotype of the disease so they can be properly treated by their medical team.
Our foundation reaches out to people of childbearing age (15-35) to seek sickle cell testing and educational information. There are several ways the community can obtain our educational information packets. They can be mailed, picked up at the local library in Spring Hill or found at the annual health fair expo.
Virtual Support Group
Our foundation offers online education, support and resources for sickle cell patients and their caregivers. Through live virtual sessions, patients are free to express their feelings and any personal issues they are having related to sickle cell disease. Sickle Cell patients often feel alone or misunderstood and being able to talk to others who are having similar problems or who may be able to better understand your problems can provide a tremendous amount of support. Patients can also share interest, concerns or problems, network and coping strategies with one another.
Counseling
We provide employment counseling as well as regular counseling for sickle cell patients and their families. If interested, please call our office for an appointment.
Prescription Medication Assistance
We will provide financial assistance with prescription medication for only sickle cell related illnesses to patients who cannot afford it. Sickle cell patients must have financial need and meet the income eligibility guidelines to quality for assistance.