Brittany Trang<p>It's been a long time coming...</p><p>Today is both Taylor Swift's birthday & the day I get to share the story of Shelby, a 7 (now 8) year old who's in the midst of a year+ "one-time" <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/genetherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetherapy</span></a> that will likely cure her <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/betathalassemia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>betathalassemia</span></a>.</p><p>Don't miss the Taylor & Emily "The Space Gal" Calandrelli mentions, Shelby's budding <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> career, or how Sour Patch Kids are important for gene and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/celltherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>celltherapy</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2023/12/13/gene-therapy-zynteglo-bluebird-beta-thalassemia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2023/12/13/gene-t</span><span class="invisible">herapy-zynteglo-bluebird-beta-thalassemia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/patient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patient</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/crispr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crispr</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/chemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemo</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sicklecell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sicklecell</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/scd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scd</span></a></p>