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Modeling?

Do you think I can be a model having sickle cell?

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Permalink Reply by Sickle Cell Warrior on December 15, 2008 at 11:00pm

Yes, you can be anything you want to be! You just have to factor in your illness with your work. Modeling can be stressful, with long hours and hard work, so make sure you have some Motrin on hand. Hydrate all through the day, and be careful when you fly...because air travel can make a crises worse. It just depends on how you are handling your illness. As long as you are proactive, using alternative therapies, staying warm and hydrating, it shouldn't be a big deal.

You can be anything you want to be! I'm a registered nurse and work on a busy ICU unit. I go to work at times with some pain, but I don't let it stop me from fulfilling my dreams. Don't think because you have sickle cell you are handicapped...the only thing stopping you is yourself.

Good luck, and I know you will do excellently well in whatever you choose!

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Permalink Reply by MS.KNIGHT on December 19, 2008 at 9:31pm

YES U CAN DOO ANTHING U PUT YOUR MIND TO CAUSE I MODEL AND GO TO SCHOOL I DONT LOOK AT HAVNG SICKLE CELL IS AN ILLNESS I DONT USE THAT AGAINST ME BECAUSE I HAVE AN CHILD AND I WANT HER TO LIVE AS NORMAL AS I HAVE AND LIVE HER DREAMS OUT I WANNA DO IT ALL AND OU CAN TO JUST KNOW YOU WILL ALWAY HAVE SICKLE CELL BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO LIVE YOU LIFE

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Permalink Reply by *Shawnii* on December 20, 2008 at 2:38am

of course my love....you just have to take care of yourself...proper hydration...enough rest...and always have your pain meds on you....if T-boz could dance around on stage and do like 1000 tours then we could do the same..

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Permalink Reply by Kemi Thomas on December 28, 2008 at 10:57pm

Y'all are right and modeling is something I really and truly want to do and I don't want sickle cell being the one to hold me back from that dream so if y'all say I can do it then I can truly do it, that's why I asked you guys because you've gone through it longer than me, I'm only 16!