Kwincy and Kwinton Lassiter came into the world together — twins with the same birthday but two very different journeys. Kwincy was born with sickle cell disease. Kwinton was not. “When they said baby B may have sickle cell disease, I just was in tears,” said their mother, Ericka. “At the time, the life expectancy for young men with sickle cell was only 25 to 26 years old. I was just scared.” For 16 years, pain crises, acute chest syndrome, pneumonia, and silent strokes shaped Kwincy’s childhood. More than 70 blood transfusions kept him alive. “Growing up with sickle cell, I spent a lot of time in and out of the hospital,” he said. “I couldn't do as much as my brothers, and during the school year, I missed a lot of school.” In their household, transfusions were called “juice.” “We would be like, ‘Let's go get your juice,’” Ericka said. “When Kwincy received a blood transfusion, it was like a whole different child. He was back to not just lying there crying and in pain.” Kwincy re...