Going to Graduate School With Sickle Cell...August 2020, I moved to Houston, Texas to begin my tenure as a graduate student at the University of Houston’s Graduate College...reactions3comments
Caring for a Child With Sickle Cell...Most of the time when we are dealing with sickle cell disease, we are focusing on the pain episodes, sleepless nights, and...reactions2comments
UNCOMMON TRIGGERS ...Aside weather,climate,stress and anemia which are the main known triggers for crises, what other triggers do you have? Mine is dust and...reactions8repliesAwareness
PTSD and SCD...Do you have PTSD from an experience relating to sickle cell? This could be from a pain crisis or an experience in...reactions5repliesCopingMental Health
What's the Relationship Between Depression and Sickle Cell Symptoms and Complications?...As a medical student, I'm often tasked with researching the intersection of different health conditions. Recently, I looked into the connection between...reactions1comment
What is Medical PTSD?...Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is anxiety in the aftermath of a traumatic event. You may think of it happening to a...reactions2comments
Money Problems Because of Sickle cell?...What are some of the things you need but can't afford because of Sickle cell? Have you ever been in serious money...reactions2repliesCost
Working With Sickle Cell Disease...After senior high school, I applied for a short course in broadcast journalism. I was so good before I completed the course...reactions4comments
Living With Multiple Chronic Health Conditions...Being a medical student has given me a really interesting perspective into the health care system. I mean even before I was...reactions2comments
Finding Friends while having Sicklecell...Is it difficult for you to find or even keep friends while handling sicklecell?...reactions4repliesFriends & Family
Thinking About Dating a Sickle Cell Warrior...The first thing you must check before even considering asking a person with sickle cell out on a date is your genotype...reactions2comments
Finding Joy When You Have Sickle Cell Disease...Hi All, my name is Grace. I am a wife, mother and I work as a full-time content creator. I also am...reactionscomments
My Experience With Priapism...Priapism is a sickle cell complication that many people know nothing about. I understand because priapism is a complication that affects only...reactions8comments
Do you know any Ridiculous Myths about Sickle Cell...What are some of the things people in your community think sickle cell is? I’ll go first.. Here in Ghana, it is...reactions11repliesAwareness
How Sickle Cell Affects My Social Life...Sickle cell affects all parts of a patient's life: Finances, love, and our work, school and social lives. For me, this started...reactionscomments
Finding Empowerment Through Writing on a Tough Day...Today was really overwhelming. Being a med-student is hard. Not just because of the insane amount of material or the long days...reactions1comment
What Triggers a Pain Crisis?...Hi All, my name is Grace. I am a wife, mother and I work as a full-time content creator. I also am...reactionscomments
Things I Never Signed Up For...It has been a rollercoaster of emotions and trauma since childhood. As I little girl I never understood why things I didn't...reactions3comments
My Health...Three ago I had acute chest syndrome and it was like that was the end of my life. I felt I was...reactions1comment
Sickle Cell and PTSD...Having a chronic illness is not easy at all and I know that a lot of us have been through some traumatic...reactions1comment
