Jordin Sparks attends the 17th Annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on August 11, 2017. Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Harold & Carole Pump Foundation
Jordin Sparks, a singer-songwriter who rose to fame on “American Idol,” revealed that her step-sister died from complications from sickle-cell anemia.
Bryanna Jackson-Frias, 16, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, Sparks said, after her lifelong battle with sickle cell anemia, which causes red blood cells to stick to vessel walls and block the blood flow.
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