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It's been a while since I’ve been able to write. I tried several times and think I convinced myself I had writer's block. I didn’t though. The truth is, I...

Have you ever wondered how it's possible that you have tried for so long to find a solution for your child's health, but in the end, it turned out to...

Fitness is one thing that I have found interest in recently. I decided to invest more time and effort into keeping fit. So, I started by setting a fitness goal...

Sickle cell is a thief of joy and happiness. Most patients try to live through it all and smile as much as possible but this doesn’t take away the fact...

May is National Mental Health Month. Join Patient Leader Halimat as she checks in with herself. Making healthy habits is hard. Taking care of ourselves is a full-time job we...

I think being in denial that you live with sickle cell is something many warriors can relate to, especially if you live in Africa. In Nigeria (where I'm from), despite...

Recently, I had to come to terms with the fact that my stem cell transplant was not a finite curative therapy. At first, I was angry, then defeated. But as...

Thanks to my sickle cell advocacy work, I have conversations with people all over the world. To see the differences among countries, patients, and doctors is so beautiful. I would...

As a child, I felt I was the only person in the world with sickle cell anemia. Silly me. It wasn’t completely my fault, though. I hadn’t met anyone else...

I recently got diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It seems the struggles of living with sickle cell keep piling up over the days, from one (unsolved) problem to another. I must...

Last year, I launched a web project titled The Diary of a #SickleCellProdigy – a content series that gives audiences a closer look at a patient's life with and without...

My journey as a sickle cell advocate started 13 years ago, after my husband and I visited the obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) specialist. During the visit, to my surprise, she...

My name is Grace. I am a wife, and mother and I work as a full-time content creator. I also am living with sickle cell disease. I am no stranger...

Before medical school, the biggest decisions are deciding if you want to go to medical school, where to apply, and then hopefully, you get into more than one school and...

When we talk about sickle cell disease (SCD), mental health remains a hot topic. I spoke to a mental health advocate about his attitude towards sickle cell awareness. He said...

Today, progress in treating and managing sickle cell disease (SCD) is helping people with the condition live longer than ever before. In the 1970s, the average life expectancy of a...

Do you ever have the feeling that you can't separate your advocate cap from your real life? I often have conversations with patients where I sometimes forget that I'm not...

After my mum's death, I had to go and live with my aunty Mabel. Dad enrolled me in a private school called Kay Billie Klear. It was attended by very...

My many forms of stress include the good and the bad. About a week ago, my motivational stress had me doing too much, as I wanted to repair my vehicle...

I sat with Dr. Sharon Singh, my previous pediatric hematologist and the head of the sickle cell team at the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, to discuss...