Hope & Destiny 6th Edition 2023

Hope & Destiny 6th Edition (2023) provides clear-cut and in-depth information for the more than 100,000 Americans living with sickle cell disease. Written collaboratively by experts Allan Platt, PA-C, MMSc, Lewis Hsu, MD, PhD, and James Eckman, MD especially for parents and caregivers, this newly revised edition includes the latest information on: 

• Updated "Resources" chapter with new resources available to patients, parents and caregivers, including information about the new Pinpoint app for teens with SCD
• New chapter on COVID-19 and its impact on SCD
• Updated "Future Outlook" section with new clinical trials/research being worked on
• Updated Pain Management guidance for managing SCD pain
  

About the Hope & Destiny Sickle Cell Disease Book Series:
Sickle Cell Disease is the most common blood disorder in the U.S. Since first published, more than 75,000 books from the trusted HOPE and DESTINY sickle cell disease (SCD) series have been used by patients, caregivers, family members, students, and healthcare professionals around the globe. HOPE and DESTINY: The Adult Patient and Parent’s Guide to Sickle Cell Trait, and HOPE and DESTINY Jr.: The Adolescent’s Guide to Sickle Cell Disease, provide the most comprehensive education about sickle cell disease available today, including the latest and most accurate information about treatment regimens, medications, and medical insights to help patients and loved one’s cope with the physical, emotional, and psychological distress caused by SCD. HOPE and DESTINY is the nation’s best-selling book series on SCD because it keeps pace with changes in modern medicine while also providing comprehensive information in an easy-to-read and concise format.

Customer Reviews:
"...covers an extensive array of topics and explains them in comprehensible terms."
-- National Pain Foundation Book Review

"Our families really appreciate this book!"
-- Rachelle Nuss, M.D., Colorado Sickle Cell Treatment and Research Center

"This is a marvelous piece of work. I think it will be a tremendous asset to sickle cell resource libraries. More importantly, it has put into one volume information that is usually spread over many publications - and in terminology the lay person can read and understand, yet also be meaningful for healthcare providers as well."
-- Louise Dorn, R.N., Sickle Cell Center, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago