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The fight warriors fight is a hundred percent underrated if you ask me. Especially for those of us with the SS genotype. From the intense pain to organ damages, bankruptcy...

In the past 8 years, I've been looking for a fun activity so my little warrior can enjoy life to the fullest while living with sickle cell disease. When you...

Dr. Titilope Fasipe is a pediatric hematologist and a sickle cell warrior! She is also the co-director of the Sickle Cell Program at Texas Children's Hospital. If that's not impressive...

When I was labeled as having HIV/AIDS as a child because of how skinny looked back then, I didn’t make much of it. Especially because I didn’t even know what...

As a mom and caregiver, I have only one word........ WAWWW!! When you are a caregiver of a child with sickle cell disease you need to be very cautious about...

I made it. I recently took the last test of medical school. Wow. When I tell you there were so many times these past few years, especially this last year...

In the era of digital media, there is one word that is extremely repetitive and banal: influencer. Influencers are the new normal and the role has quickly become the 'it'...

It has been around 2 years since I made the decision to stop taking drugs and treatments for my sickle cell. This was a difficult decision to make but at...

While scrolling through sickle-cell.com's Facebook comments when I saw tons of comments about sickle cell warriors and addiction. All this time, I didn’t know other warriors faced the same problem...

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and I'm choosing to celebrate me this month. I have never been the best at promoting myself. Instead, I share my story in hopes...

In my early childhood, the arches of my feet did not fully develop due to a hereditary condition known as flat foot. A flat foot is a condition that results in...

Many times, the one thing most warriors worry about is fitting in. Why can’t I be like this guy or that girl? Why can’t I feel free to live how...

I have thought about my real, tangible superpowers. Powers that I have developed by wrestling with my health issues. I love all superhero narratives and they usually impart moral lessons...

Having survived 30-plus years of the inner, physical harshness that came with my sickle cell anemia, I have often been asked what a pain crisis feels like. Those who are...

This Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we're taking the opportunity to shine a light on some of our community's most influential change makers. This week, we're featuring sickle cell advocate and...

Last week, some bad news blindsided me. As soon as I hung up the phone, I wailed and the intense wave of emotions felt like a tsunami hitting land, pushing...

This Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we're taking the opportunity to shine a light on some of our community's most influential change makers. This week, we're featuring sickle cell advocate, caregiver...

I didn’t know anything about hydroxyurea (hydroxycarbamide) until last year. The government gave out a few for free and I had no idea. Maybe because I stopped looking for a...

There’s this stereotype of the “strong Black woman.” The one who has been through everything and knocked down over and over again but still gets back up. She thrives through...

This Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we're taking the opportunity to shine a light on some of our community's most influential change makers. This week, we're featuring sickle cell advocate, caregiver...