This Is My Why with James Harrison

There are a lot of times that people who do not have to deal with a life-long illness or rare disease do not understand why there is so much passion around the cause or supporting that illness or disease.  I want to share one of my whys.  This blog comes at a challenging time.  I…

19 Weeks with James Harrison

19 weeks and counting……. This week marks 19 weeks until the big race. As I prepared to kick off my One Dad Can initiative, I promised to be transparent and vulnerable. Well, in all transparency, the last several weeks have been very challenging for me. Don’t get me wrong, I have continued to receive pictures…

Intro to the Reference Lab with Reference Lab Manager Shannon Braden

In blood banking, an alloantibody may be formed in response to pregnancy, transfusion, or transplantation. This alloantibody is targeted against a blood group antigen that is not present on the recipient’s red blood cells. This is a natural process as your body tries to defend itself from foreign substances. This process is called alloimmunization. People living with sickle cell disease…

Pain to Purpose with James Harrison

The greatest moments in my life were learning that I would be a father. I have three awesome children: Jetta, James II, and Jaleece. Notice the theme with the spelling of the names. My two youngest, James and Jaleece, are my Sickle Cell Warriors because both were diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) at birth.…