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Patricia McGill

Woman who thought she wouldn’t make it to 30 because of sickle cell turns 80 

Woman who thought she wouldn’t make it to 30 because of sickle cell turns 80 

After discovering at the age of 13 that she had inherited sickle cell disease, Patricia McGill believed she would not live to be 30. She is now among the oldest individuals in the U.S. with the disease, having recently turned 80. Given that life expectancy for people with sickle cell disease was lower than 20…

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