BTSSCC Sickle Cell Warrior Walk/Run 5K-Walk

Shelby Park -Riverview Shelter
1900 Davidson Street
Nashville, TN 37206

September 16th - 8am

3rd Annual Sickle Cell Warrior Walk/Run 5K Sponsors:

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pre-race welcome dinner special guest: dr. corey hebert

Dr. Corey Hebert is one of the most illustrious physicians practicing medicine in the United States today. His travels across the country and around the globe have connected him to thousands of people as both a healer and a motivator, all the while practicing both Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine. He is an Asst. Professor at both LSU Health Sciences Center and Tulane University Medical Center. He is the Director of Medical Research and Development at Emmaus Life Sciences, maker of Endari.

Dr. Hebert is one of the most sought after speakers in his field. He is a highly regarded medical broadcast journalist, working as on-air medical editor for the NBC television affiliate in New Orleans, Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, as well as a frequent on-air contributor to the “Dr. Oz Show”. He is also a fan favorite on MSNBC where he is a frequent on-air contributor to the “Ed Show.” He is a current contributor to the Discovery Channel’s “How Stuff Works” television show and has made hundreds of appearances on national television networks and outlets such as CNN, CBS, National Geographic and Good Morning America.
Dr. Corey Hebert is the co-host the New Hit YouTube podcast – “Living Your Life!” an informative and empowering lifestyle talk show hosted by comedian Kier Spates, Junior, from the Steve Harvey Morning Show, who lives with and thrives despite sickle
cell disease. Kier’s co-host, Corey Hebert, MD, an award-winning medical broadcast journalist, research scientist, and author.

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Rickey B. sickle cell type SS. Graduated from the VUMC Patient Awake While Scanned (PAWS) MRI Program. PAWS empowers children to complete their scan without anesthesia. MRI scans are necessary to assess silent stroke presence in children with sickle cell.

The BTSSCC Sickle Cell Warrior Walk/Run unites us in the fight against sickle cell disease (SCD). This September we'll gather to celebrate Sickle Cell Awareness Month as a community, to support the mission of Breaking The SSickle Cell Cycle Foundation: promote sickle cell disease awareness, education, and prevention through providing community education and service.

Let's break the sickle cell cycle. Together.

SCD is a genetic condition that is present at birth. In SCD, the red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped farm tool called a “sickle.” When they travel through small blood vessels, they get stuck and clog the blood flow. This can cause pain and other serious problems.

SCD is inherited when a child receives two sickle genes— one from each parent.
If both parents carry the sickle cell trait (SCT), each child that they have together has:
• 50% chance of having SCT that can be passed on to their children.
• 25% chance of having sickle cell anemia, one of several types of SCD.
•25% chance that they will not have SCD or SCT.

SCT is more common among people whose ancestors come from Africa, the Mediterranean region, Middle East, and South Asia, but anyone can have SCT.

Approximately 3 million people living in the United States have SCT and many are unaware of their status.

To help break the cycle of sickle cell disease, BTSSCC collaborates with community partners and professional organizations to provide SCD educational outreach and trait testing opportunities.

The ambitious goal of BTSSCC is to increase the number of individuals knowledgeable about sickle cell disease and trait and empower them to make behavioral changes that break the cycle of sickle cell disease in our communities.