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For generations, sickle cell disease has been one of the most difficult inherited blood disorders to manage. It affects millions of people around the world and has long been associated with recurring pain crises, frequent hospital visits, progressive organ damage, and a shorter life expectancy. Although advances in medicine have helped improve symptom management, many …

For most people, becoming a commercial pilot is a matter of training, passing medical exams, and logging enough hours in the cockpit. For Daniel Cressy, the dream seemed impossible before it had even begun. Diagnosed with sickle cell disease as an infant, the 23-year-old from Metairie, Louisiana, spent his entire life managing a condition that …