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My Life Beyond Sickle Cell Disease

by Guillaume Federighi AKA Hey Gee

$14.99

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My Life Beyond Sickle Cell Disease

by Guillaume Federighi AKA Hey Gee

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A Mayo Clinic Patient Story

By Hey Gee and Golden Ella • Illustrated by Hey Gee

A graphic nonfiction story with a kid’s-eye view of living with, and beyond, sickle cell disease

Proceeds are invested into furthering medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.

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Author and illustrator Hey Gee tells the story of a real-life Mayo Clinic patient. As an aspiring high school track athlete takes on race after race, she must learn to manage the challenges of sickle-cell anemia. She’ll need to work together with her health care team and her family, along with techniques for self care, to find success on and off the track. A beautifully illustrated graphic nonfiction approach provides a kid’s-eye view of living with, and beyond, this common blood disorder.

Hardcover • 7.68 x 10.63 Inches • 40 Pages • Mayo Clinic Press • 2023 • ISBN 9781945564659

About the Author

About the author

Guillaume Federighi AKA Hey Gee

Guillaume Federighi AKA Hey Gee is a French and American author and illustrator. He began his career in 1998 by exploring the world of street art and graffiti in different European capitals. After moving to New York, Hey Gee developed a reputation for a direct and instantaneous style of graphic design and illustration that brings out unifying ideas, creates distinctive characters, and affects all generations. He is also the owner and creative director of Hey Gee Studio, a full service creative agency based in New York City.

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