Kelsey is a fifteen-year old girl whose parents moved to Chicago from their native Sicily five years before she was born. When Kelsey was a baby, she was diagnosed with a blood disorder. As a result of this disorder, Kelsey experiences back and leg pain. She is often short of breath and tired. Which blood
disorder is Kelsey living with? What can she do to manage her disease?
O Kelsey has leukemia. She can manage her disease with a folic acid supplement and daily doses of antibiotics.
O Kelsey has sickle leukemia. She can fully recover from her disease by blood transfusion.
Kelsey has sickle cell anemia. She can manage her disease with a folic acid supplement and daily doses of antibiotics.
O Kelsey has hemophilia. She can manage her disease with blood transfusion.