Celebrating Me This Sickle Cell Awareness MonthSeptember is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and I'm choosing to celebrate me this month. I have never been the best at promoting...reactionscomments
Avascular Necrosis: Pain, Posture, & PhysiotherapyIn my early childhood, the arches of my feet did not fully develop due to a hereditary condition known as flat foot...reactions1comment
Don’t Try to Fit inMany times, the one thing most warriors worry about is fitting in. Why can’t I be like this guy or that girl?...reactions1comment
My SuperpowersI have thought about my real, tangible superpowers. Powers that I have developed by wrestling with my health issues. I love all...reactions2comments
What Does A Pain Crisis Feel Like?Having survived 30-plus years of the inner, physical harshness that came with my sickle cell anemia, I have often been asked what...reactions2comments
Patient Leader Spotlight: Jenica LeahThis Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we're taking the opportunity to shine a light on some of our community's most influential change makers...reactionscomments
How to Recover From a SetbackLast week, some bad news blindsided me. As soon as I hung up the phone, I wailed and the intense wave of...reactions3comments
Patient Leader Spotlight: Andressa HunselThis Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we're taking the opportunity to shine a light on some of our community's most influential change makers...reactionscomments
My Experience With HydroxyureaI didn’t know anything about hydroxyurea (hydroxycarbamide) until last year. The government gave out a few for free and I had no...reactions2comments
Learning to RestThere’s this stereotype of the “strong Black woman.” The one who has been through everything and knocked down over and over again...reactionscomments
Patient Leader Spotlight: Elle ColeThis Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we're taking the opportunity to shine a light on some of our community's most influential change makers...reactions2comments
Using Public Transportation With Avascular NecrosisAvascular necrosis is a complication that can cause a temporary physical disability if it happens to the hip joints. This complication has...reactions5comments
A Month to Make a ChangeSeptember 1 marks the beginning of Sickle Cell Awareness Month! Our theme for this year is "Change Makers of Sickle Cell," so...reactions1comment
2022 Sickle Cell Awareness Month Change Makers Bundle GiveawayThe 2022 Sickle Cell Awareness Month Change Makers Bundle Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! For Sickle Cell Awareness...reactionscomments
In America: Results From Our 2nd SurveyIn early 2022, we conducted our annual Sickle Cell In America Survey, where 125 Sickle-Cell.com community members in the United States shared...reactionscomments
Balancing Work and HealthLast week, I combed through social media in search of content ideas and stumbled across a young woman (Instagram - @frelletheshelle) who recently...reactions1comment
Sickle Cell and Mood SwingsThere are the days I feel alive and the days I don’t. Sometimes in a day, I could be both. Unfortunately, not...reactionscomments
Back To School With Sickle Cell DiseaseThe new school year is now upon us. For the parents of children with sickle cell disease, it means we have to...reactionscomments
Mourn With a Purpose: Channeling Sickle Cell Grief Into AdvocacyThe loss of quality of life is a term that has been used in the context of a grieving person. The loss...reactions3comments
Paying Attention To Body LanguageWhen you hear the phrase "body language," you immediately think of non-verbal cues that we use to communicate: crossed arms, head movements...reactions3comments
