“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.” ~Audre Lorde

As my 41st birthday approaches, I am reflecting on my life since September 22nd of last year. I am amazed and even a little proud of how much I've grown and learned about myself...and about sickle cell.…

It deeply saddens me that there are so many of us who still suffer in silence. I know what its like to feel like you are all alone in the struggle to be well, maintain, manage and cope with having SC. I understand the constant battle to live a 'normal', productive and uninterrupted life.

Likewise, I also know that it can be difficult to keep a positive attitude. To focus on what is good and right in your life instead of the pain and what you…

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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE

1. Accept Your Disease. Don't ignore it. Respect it, don't fear it. Learn how to master it and not let it master you.…

Perhaps the most important thing we can undertake toward the reduction of fear is to make it easier for people to accept themselves, to like themselves.

~Bonaro Overstreet

FEAR

Like my favorite fragrance, I have wear it around my neck.

Its heavy.

It…