We often think of thalassemia in medical terms, as a life of continuous transfusions and medical interventions. Moreso, now, when medical science having advanced to such a level that new cases are even being cured. But the disease also extracts a huge psychological and social cost, especially in a country like the UAE where 1 in 12 Emiratis is a carrier of the thalassemia gene. In this concluding report in our 2part series, Priyanka Dutt explore the psychological and social effects of living with the condition.
