Life With Sickle Cell Life with Sickle Cell chronicles Calvanay's life experiences as a teen living with Sickle Cell disease. Calvanay recorded video footage on three separate hospital visits to Children's Hospital Oakland. In a series of thoughtful and articulate interviews, she describes her experiences at Children's Hospital Oakland, gives advice about managing Sickle Cell disease, and describes her life as a whole, emphasizing that Sickle Cell is only one part of her life story.