A Day in the Life of a Sickle Cell Advocate: Educating OthersThanks 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... By Andressa Hunsel3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Meeting Others With Sickle CellAs 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... By Halimat Olaniyan2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
My Mental Health With Sickle Cell DiseaseI 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... By Rhedd Maya3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
All Things Stem Cell Donation: Insight Into the Stem Cell Harvesting ProcessLast 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... By Wunmi Bakare5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
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) specialist. During the visit, to my surprise, she... By Elle Cole3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Mental Health and Sickle CellMy 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... By Grace Adeyinka1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
DecisionsBefore 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... By Halimat Olaniyan3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Let's Talk About Mental HealthWhen 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... By Andressa Hunsel3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Age Is Just a Number: Confronting Life Expectancy With Sickle CellToday, 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... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
A Day in the Life of a Sickle Cell Advocate (Part 2): Conversation With a WarriorDo 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... By Andressa Hunsel4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Act of Fitting InAfter 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... By Rhedd Maya3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
My Good and Bad StressMy 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... By Chesterfield Hall2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Caring for Sickle Cell Patient: An Interview With Dr. Sharon SinghI 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... By Halimat Olaniyan1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Sickle-Cell.com Giveaway Terms and ConditionsThese Official Rules apply to any giveaway (or “Promotion”) published on Sickle-Cell.com, a Health Union (“Health Union” or “We”) owned and operated website. For conflicts between the Promotional giveaway article... By Editorial Team 5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Disparities in Patient HealthcareAs a child born in Nigeria, I was incredibly fortunate to have my Aunt-in-law, Dr. Dorothy Esangbedo, as my pediatric physician because the quality of care I received was unparalleled... By Wunmi Bakare4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Benefits of Support Groups for Sickle CellA support group is simply a gathering to discuss the challenges of a common issue. Members offer consolation, words of encouragement, and support to one another. People living with illnesses... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
My Self-Care RoutineSelf-care is very essential to living and growth. Maintaining the stand to choose yourself every time is a real struggle for most people. Not that they disregard its importance and... By Rhedd Maya3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
I'm Not Broken, Just BentLove isn't just a four-letter word; it is an intense feeling of genuine affection for someone else. Navigating love for someone with a chronic illness is quite challenging because we... By Wunmi Bakare3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
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 was finally with the man I was going... By Halimat Olaniyan3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
A Day in the Life of a Sickle Cell AdvocateAs a sickle cell advocate, you are sometimes confronted with very difficult situations. For a few months, I also do volunteer work for a hospital that focuses exclusively on adults... By Andressa Hunsel4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments