Sickle Cell is often thought of as the "invisible disease." It affects every organ in the body, yet no one would ever know unless there is a crisis. Living with Sickle Cell: The Inside Story will help you understand the struggle of surviving with this disease. This book is the "heart and soul' story of a woman who has beaten the odds of not only surviving with this inherited chronic illness, but she has surpassed the average lifespan of 45 years of age. Judy G. Johnson budgeted her energy and sustained the pain to educate herself and retired as a school teacher. As a single parent, she orchestrated her daughter's career and today her daughter is a clinical therapist with a PhD in private practice. In Living with Sickle Cell: The Inside Story you will discover that: It's a war cry to bring awareness to the disease Looks can be deceiving, pain is not visual It dispels the myth of laziness Majority of Sickle Cell survivors are not "drug addicts" Sickle Cell Disease (Disorder) is not just an African American disease (every ethnic group can be a carrier) Regardless of your ethnicity, everyone should have a Hemoglobin Electrophoresis blood test