Month: September 2021
Curing Sickle Cell Disease Through Bone Marrow Transplant
“Transplant day, it was mixed emotions, I was very tired very weak, but I was elated to see that bone marrow come in my room. The first thing I noticed…
Dr. Carolyn Rowley’s Take: Healthy Living to Manage Sickle Cell
I know it may be hard for people to believe, but I’ve never taken pain medication ever. In dealing with sickle cell, lifestyle matters and through it I believe that…
Victor Fadhili’s Take: Managing Sickle Cell Disease – A Young Adult Living in Kenya
My parents traveled a far distance to get a diagnosis for my swollen hands and the pain in my joints. We didn’t have access to a test to determine my…
Wanda William’s Take: My Experience with Taking Hydroxyurea for Sickle Cell Disease
Growing up I didn’t know I had sickle cell disease until I was 19, after the birth of my son. I grew up in a time where nobody knew what…