Emmanuel Boakye knows how serious a sickle cell crisis can be. He nearly died from one.
At 28, he was suddenly struck by an excruciating pain in his chest. He lost his ability to walk before falling into a coma.
Three weeks later, Emmanuel woke up in Toronto General’s ICU, where the care team saved his life.
“I couldn’t even recognize myself,” he says. “I lost all my hair. I lost 50 pounds. I looked 30 years older.”
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