The Addiction Label on Sickle Cell Warriors...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...reactions1comment
Posture Issues...Last week, one of our health leaders wrote a great article about how sickle cell and pain in general can impact posture...reactions2repliesSymptoms
Medical Review Board...The Health Union Medical Review Board is made up of board-certified healthcare professionals with extensive experience in their respective fields. They review...
Celebrating Me This Sickle Cell Awareness Month...September 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, & Physiotherapy...In my early childhood, the arches of my feet did not fully develop due to a hereditary condition known as flat foot...reactions1comment
Editorial Team...The Editorial Team works with its Medical Review Board and experienced medical writers to provide Health Union's Community Team with reliable, easy-to-understand...
Community Team...Welcome to Health Union's Community Team. Our Community Team is made up of a diverse group of employees of Health Union who...
Don’t Try to Fit in...Many times, the one thing most warriors worry about is fitting in. Why can’t I be like this guy or that girl?...reactions1comment
My Superpowers...I 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
My Brother, My Hero....I don't remember a world without sickle cell in it. My older brother had it for almost 41 years before he passed...reactions7comments
Patient Leader Spotlight: Jenica Leah...This 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 Setback...Last 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 Hunsel...This 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 Hydroxyurea...I 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 Rest...There’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 Cole...This 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 Necrosis...Avascular 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 Change...September 1 marks the beginning of Sickle Cell Awareness Month! Our theme for this year is "Change Makers of Sickle Cell," so...reactions1comment
Awareness Month Forum: Be A Change Maker...For the month of September, we will be focusing on ways to elevate the voice of those living with sickle cell and...reactions3repliesAwareness
