Mayor Stephen Haynes read and presented the proclamation to Charnita Hill, who at the Sept. 9 meeting addressed the Council regarding her 28-year-old daughter Naomi Scott and the challenges she faces having been afflicted with Sickle Cell Disease

During Tuesday’s meeting of the Brownwood City Council, Mayor Stephen Haynes read a proclamation declaring Sept. 23 as Sickle Cell Awareness Day.

Haynes read and presented the proclamation to Charnita Hill, who at the Sept. 9 meeting addressed the Council regarding her 28-year-old daughter Naomi Scott and the challenges she faces having been afflicted with Sickle Cell Disease.

Sickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It occurs when red blood cells become crescent-shaped, or sickle-shaped, instead

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