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Safe food handling and preparation after a blood and marrow transplant

Learn how to safely handle and prepare food for your child after a blood and marrow transplant.

Sickle cell disease and problem solving: Evaluate your options

Step 3 of the Bright IDEAS system is to evaluate the options you listed in the previous step. Learn how to evaluate and rank your options to help you choose the best solution for your situation.

Sickle cell disease and communication: Keeping it positive

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While it may not be possible to completely eliminate negative communication with your teen, you can create balance by increasing positive communication. Discover five tips for more positive communication with your teen.

Sickle cell disease: How to be a good communicator

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Learn strategies to help you communicate with your teen, including ways to communicate messages more effectively and become a better listener.

Sickle cell disease: Positive and negative approaches to problem solving

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Learn about positive and negative approaches to problem solving and the possible outcomes of each approach.

Sickle cell disease: Complementary and alternative medicines

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Learn about complementary and alternative medicines for sickle cell disease and what to do before trying a natural health product.

Sickle cell disease: Emotions and problem solving

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Learn about the impact of emotions on problem solving and how to use positive self-statements to give you the best chance of solving problems successfully.

Sickle cell disease research

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Research can help health-care providers test new treatments and help them learn how sickle cell disease affects patients and their families. Learn about the risks and benefits of participating in research and about giving consent for your child to participate.

Sickle cell disease: Diet and exercise

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Diet and exercise directly affect your child’s sickle cell disease and how they feel. Read about how a healthy diet, enough water and regular exercise can help manage sickle cell disease.

Sickle cell disease and problem solving: See if the solution worked

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Step 5 of the Bright IDEAS system for problem solving is to see how your plan worked and if you are satisfied with the solution. Learn how to rate your solution and what the next steps are based on your rating.

Sickle cell disease and problem solving: Identify the problem

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The first step to problem solving is identifying the problem. This page offers tips to help you recognize when there is a problem and then identify the problem as clearly as possible.

Sickle cell disease: Useful research terms and resources

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You and your child may be asked to join a clinical research trial or other types of research to help research teams study new treatments and better understand the impact of sickle cell disease on families. Learn about types of research and where to find more information about sickle cell disease research.

Tests before blood and marrow transplants

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Learn about the medical tests your child takes before a blood and marrow transplant.

Sickle cell disease: Review of Modules 1 to 5

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Review the information you learned in Modules 1 to 5 of the iCanCope with Sickle Cell Pain program.

Total body irradiation for blood and marrow transplants

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Learn about total body irradiation which is given to a child before the blood and marrow transplant.

Thalassemia

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An overview of the causes, symptoms and treatment of this blood disorder caused by a defect in the gene that controls the production of hemoglobin.

The blood and marrow transplant team

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Learn about the members of your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT) health-care team.

Sickle cell disease: What is pain?

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Learn about how we feel pain, what acute and chronic pain are and the most common causes of pain in people with sickle cell disease.

The autologous transplant procedure

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Learn what happens during your child's autologous blood and marrow transplant (BMT) procedure.

Stem cell transplants for sickle cell disease

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Your child's health-care team may offer stem cell transplants to treat your child's sickle cell disease. Learn about the treatment, including its benefits and risks.

Post-thrombotic syndrome

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Post-thrombotic syndrome occurs when deep-vein thrombosis damages the vein valves and walls. Learn the signs and symptoms and how it's treated.

Sickle cell disease and problem solving: Going through Steps 1 to 5

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If you have completed the five steps of the Bright IDEAS system and are not satisfied with the result, you might need to go back and try Steps 1 to 5 again. Read through the case study for an example of what this can look like.

Related donor for blood and marrow transplant

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Learn what a related donor, including sibling donors, experiences before the blood and marrow transplant.

Sickle cell disease and problem solving: Define your options

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Step 2 of the Bright IDEAS system for problem solving is to define your options. Find tips for creating a list of possible solutions and learn how to rate each of your options.

Returning to school after a blood and marrow transplant

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Learn how to help your child transition back to school, after a blood and marrow transplant.