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the good things about sickle cell?

aight so evrybody know that sickle cell sucks to deal with day after day, but what have sickle cell done for you positively, for me, i really can't imagine myself w/o SC, its been a parto of my life..all my life, and personally i dont think youll ever find a more patient person, and its taught me that you cant control evrything in life, you do what you can and jus deal with it, this enlightenment from SC has helped me with evryday things in life, especially when my folks were going thru a divorce, but anyways how do yall feel, for the longest i considered SC jus as a curse, as if i was being punished for something, and time to time those feelings come back,is this how you feel or is it something more for you

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Permalink Reply by Sickle Cell Warrior on May 19, 2009 at 6:25am

I was right there thinking sickle cell was a curse. I went through that phase hardcore growing up, especially seeing my siblings healthy and never in pain. But after a while, my thinking readjusted, once i accepted that this was who i was and I had to learn to embrace it and deal with it. Having sickle cell is just a small facet of me, it doesn't define who I am.

One of the best things about sickle cell is that you learn the fine art of balancing your life. Some people take decades or lifetimes to learn this but you have learned to listen to your body, pace yourself and rest whenever your body demands. In essence you are actually a lot healthier than the type A's who just run, run, run until they stroke out.

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Permalink Reply by Keenan Murray on May 28, 2009 at 9:09pm

yea i understand how exactly how u feel, i got two older siblings and both of aem are pretty healthy, hell one of em is a fitness trainer, and like u said i learned how to listen to my body and not to over exert myself, thx for responding!!