This story is about Tom age 9 who has sickle cell disease 

 http://youtu.be/YeJb1NDvGis 

Many of you have great teachers and support at school when you are ill. Some of you don't. Some schools just do not understand what sickle cell is all about and what it is like to live with. This may affect your education, exams or your feelings about going to school. If your school, teacher or friends don't understand sickle cell, why you may need time off or why you feel ill or tired then we may be able to help. We can send some information to your school, phone your teacher or arrange a visit to speak to the school to help explain what sickle cell is all about. Everything would be confidential. If you think this may help you then contact  us Tel: 020 8961 7795 or write to: The Information Officer, 54 Station Road. London NW10 4UA You may have a great time at school and have lots of support from friends and teachers. Let us know what they do to help and how they support you. This could help other young people.

This is a web site for schools that contains lots of health information for teachers and students. This web site is developed by the Department for Health and the Department for Education and Employment. Mind, Body & Soul is the part of the Wired for Health web site for students aged 14-16. It contains information on lots of health topics like healthy eating and mental health. There is also a section on health conditions; Sickle Cell is one of them. The pages are written by the Sickle Cell Society especially for Mind, Body & Soul. There is information for you to learn more about sickle cell as well as for students around the country. LifeBytes is the web site for students aged 11-14 will be launched. Once again there are special pages written by the Sickle Cell Society for students this age. These pages will help students across the country learn about sickle cell. The Wired for Health web site will also contain information on sickle cell for teachers. There are facts about sickle cell and how to support and care for students in school.

The Sickle Cell Society has a fund, which award grants to people with sickle cell that need help with their education. This is open to people of all ages. Grants can be awarded to buy books, equipment, help with extra tuition costs or course fees. Young people have been awarded grants to help them buy computers for when they can't go to school. If you feel you need help with your schoolwork the fund may be able to help. Your counsellor, nurse or doctor will need to complete an application form. Ask them for details or contact the Sickle Cell Society.