Quin Peake was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at 11 months old and is the only one in her family to have it. Both of her parents are sickle cell trait carriers, which means she and her sisters each had a 50% chance of inheriting sickle cell disease. She remembers one year needing 23 pints of blood and hyper transfusions, where she receives 3 units of blood instead of one. At 41 years old, one doctor estimated Quin has received over 500 pints of blood in her life. "There’s not a universal cure for sickle cell — although there are good things in the works. Things like gene editing, bone marrow and stem cell. There’s a promise," Quin says. She's dedicated her time to raising awareness through her story and the constant need for blood. In the U.S., it is estimated that over 100,000 people have sickle cell disease and may require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lifetime — as many as 100 units of blood per patient each year. One in 3 African American blood donors are a ma...