A dramatic and deeply personal claim on X, formerly Twitter, caught fire recently. A user posted that her genotype had miraculously changed from SS, sickle cell disease, to AA, the healthy genotype. According to her, it was nothing short of a divine intervention.
But the internet never forgets.
Almost immediately, other users dug up an older post from 2023 in which she said her genotype was AS. Not SS, not AA, AS. That detail sparked a storm of skepticism. Medical professionals and skeptics alike weighed in, pointing out the biological reality: genotypes don’t change. While bone marrow transplants in very rare cases can alter blood cells, there’s no evidence that someone can go from SS to AA without major medical intervention.
Her claim, made in a moment of what seemed like religious gratitude, quickly turned controversial. It ignited a debate not just about faith and healing but about misinformation and how easily it spreads. Some defended her, saying it’s not for science to explain miracles. Others insisted that sharing unverified medical transformations, especially to a large online audience, can be dangerous and misleading.
In the end, the story is a cautionary one. Personal experiences and faith are powerful, but when they cross into public health narratives, the facts matter. Without verified medical records or genetic testing to support her new claim, the story remains a viral post, not a miracle.
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