My Treatment Side EffectsAll drugs have side effects. If you are lucky enough, you may never experience them. Unfortunately for me, my body seems to...reactions1comment
Staying Out of My HeadHi, my name is Wunmi and I am guilty of constantly living in my head. I'm not a hermit or recluse, I...reactions5comments
Do You Consider Sickle Cell a Disability?So apparently December 3rd was International Day of Persons With Disabilities. There really is a day for everything but I had never...reactions8comments
My Travel Check ListTraveling abroad used to make me nervous. The feeling of 'have I packed everything?' is a bit more intense when you have...reactions1comment
Expectations for the New YearI think that there is a kind of unconscious pressure that comes with the new year. We are expected to have resolutions...reactions3comments
My Top Three Tips On DatingDating can be nerve-racking in general. Add an invisible, chronic disability into the mix and you have a concoction of the most...reactions1comment
Recovering from Heart BreakI have a broken heart. It’s crazy because I genuinely thought I was done with those. I thought I had met and...reactions4comments
What To Do When a Loved One Is DiagnosedWith a proud feeling and happy heart, I wish our sickle cell community a healthy, positive, loving, and beautiful new year. I...reactions3comments
My Warrior Daughter Led Me to AdvocacyMy journey as a sickle cell advocate started 13 years ago, after my husband and I visited the obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN)...reactionscomments
Sickle Cell Can Be LonelyI have had this illness for many years, met many people in my life, and been around my family whilst in pain...reactions2comments
LonelinessSome people have no idea what’s it like to feel so utterly alone in this world. I’ve felt that way a lot...reactions7comments
The Power of Telling Your StoryRecently, Nigerian singer and songwriter Adekunle Gold became a trending topic in the sickle cell community (especially in Nigeria) when he opened...reactions4comments
How To Survive Caregiver BurnoutAs I try to overcome survivor's guilt, one upside to life post-transplant is becoming a caregiver to my #SickleCellTribe. I take so much...reactions3comments
Timing is EverythingFor many years, I choose to deprioritize my dating life because living with a chronic illness like sickle cell. It's pretty safe...reactions3comments
Working on My FitnessThe best my health has ever been was in D.C., before starting medical school. I mean, there are lots of reasons why...reactions3comments
Who I Am and Who I Want To BeI think the concept of self is really interesting. And the idea that how we view ourselves can be quite different from...reactions3comments
A Fireside Chat With PainFor the last two years, I've suffered in silence because as a transplant recipient, a common misconception is that my life is...reactions5comments
The Duality of Caregiving and CaretakingThe moment I was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, my parents, specifically my father, knew the presumed fate of his 18-month-old baby...reactions1comment
Educational Support for Kids Living With Sickle CellIt is sometimes quite a lonely quest when you stand in the middle and believe that your child does not get the...reactions3comments
Getting Off the Emotional Rollercoaster RideThe last rollercoaster ride I'm on is called the Screaming Tasmanian Devil... the chronic pain edition. This ride can be exhausting and...reactions3comments
