Sickle cell basics
Healthy red blood cells are shaped like this
What is round?
This daily medicine helps red blood cells stay healthier
What is hydroxyurea?
Drinking lots of this keeps your blood flowing well
What is water?
You can help stop germs by washing these often
What are your hands?
Taking your medicine every day keeps you strong enough to enjoy these activities.
What is play, dance, or hanging out with friends?
Sickle cells are shaped like this fruit
What is a banana?
Taking your medicine every day can help prevent these
What are pain crises?
Your body heals and gets strong at night when you do this
What is sleep?
If you feel chest pain or trouble breathing, you should do this right away.
What is tell an adult and go to the hospital?
Self-care like medicine, water, and sleep is a way of showing this toward yourself.
What is self-love?
This carries oxygen in your blood
What are red blood cells?
Hydroxyurea helps make red blood cells less likely to do this
What is sickle?
You should never skip these check-ups, even when you feel fine
What are doctor visits
This simple tool (often on your phone) can remind you when to take your medicine.
What is an alarm?
Skipping medicine or losing too much sleep now can make it harder to do this
What is stay healthy or reach your goals?
When sickle cells block blood flow, you may have one of these painful events
Medicine works best when you take it at the same ____ every day
What is time?
Wearing a coat in winter and staying cool in summer helps control this
What is body temperature?
If you skip hydroxyurea too many times, you may end up here more often
Kids with sickle cell who practice good self-care can grow up to do these things, just like their friends
What are going to college, getting a job, and starting a family?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Sickle cells cause two main problems:
(1) they don’t carry enough ______ , which makes you tired, and
(2) they get _____ in tiny tubes that carry blood around the body, causing pain.
(1) What is oxygen?
(2) What is stuck?
Even if you feel okay, you take medicine every day for this reason
What is prevention (stopping problems before they start)?
Eating fruits, veggies, and good foods gives you this to fight sickness
What is energy or strength?
Skipping too many medicines or doctor visits can damage these important body parts over time
What are organs, like the heart, lungs, or kidneys?
This word means being able to take care of yourself without needing as much help, something medicine and self-care make possible
What is independence?