 That's what a normal life looks like for 12-year-old Kendrick Cromer. He struggled with sickle cell disease from birth, a condition that turns round red blood cells into crescent shapes, causing chronic pain. But this fall, he'll be first in line to receive a gene therapy that modifies his stem cells. Deborah Cromer is Kendrick's mom. I cannot wait to see, pain-free, what type of kid he becomes. It's a game changer.