The proceeds of the event will go to benefit Sickle Cell research at organizations like University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center.
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Bhavana and Sanjay Patel founded their charity in 2010 after watching sickle cell anemia ravaging their daughter Hina's fragile body. Sanjay said, "Sickle cell anemia is a lifelong genetic disorder that originated as a prevention mechanism from Malaria. As a reaction, the gene becomes defective and causes the normal blood cells to die too quickly. As the damaged sickle cells travel through the body they then become stuck, cutting off the oxygen from other parts of the body and causing them to die."
The fund raising event has been planned at Bakersfield's Riverwalk Park and the proceeds will go to benefit Sickle Cell research at organizations like University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center.
Source-IANS