Sickle cell disease

Kota and Thomas Brown knew their infant son, Lanxton, had had his fair share of illness in the first few months of his young life, but couldn’t understand why he seemed more susceptible to colds and fevers more so than other children. Sadly, Lanxton has been diagnosed with sickle cell disease. For more, see the Saturday/Sunday, September 20 & 21, 2014 edition.