Publisher's Synopsis
Breaking The Sickle is a snippet of the life of a pioneer pediatrician who saved and prolonged the lives of people battling sickle cell anemia; whose life's work became U.S. medical policy. Have you ever wondered what you were put on this Earth to accomplish? Dr. Yvette Fay Francis-McBarnette, a trail blazing woman in medicine, understood exactly what her purpose was in life. "Dr. Francis" led an extraordinary life that tells such an amazing story of hope, the bond of unity, and academic excellence. Read along as Melanin Origins presents a childlike perspective of her formula for breaking the cycle of Sickle Cell Disease.
