Jeremiah S., 17

Jeremiah is a 17-year-old boy from a modest background in a rural area. He is the eldest of six siblings, and his family relies on their father, who works as a casual laborer on neighboring farms, earning about 2,300 shillings per month to cover school fees and basic needs. Jeremiah is a determined and hardworking student currently in Grade 9 at a local day secondary school. He dreams of becoming a doctor in the future. Jeremiah is a known sickle cell patient. He recently came to the health facility in pain, reporting generalized body aches, particularly in the lower back, chest, and joints. He had experienced a similar crisis three months earlier. After assessment, he was given medication that helped manage his symptoms.

Jeremiah is a known Sickler and was diagnosed when he was in painful crisis he was admitted and was given antibiotics ,sickle cell drugs and rehydrating fluids. As he started feeling better, he was discharged from the hospital to continue his treatment at home and also advised to continue with outpatient sickle cell clinic. During the check-up call, the Helpster volunteer heard from him that he is now fully recovered and back to his normal life.

For the sickle cell crisis, the prognosis is good since the patient came to hospital and was given all the medication necessary to curb the pain