My 13 months old was diagnosed with SC last week. I am reading and learning as this is all new to me. I would appreciate any advice regarding nutrition, medication etc. Drs prescribed daily penicillin  - what are you thoughts on this med for a 13 months old? Are there other alternatives?

So as many of you and those of you that don't know I have sickle cell. But what is new in my life is the my current boyfriend and childhood friend also has sickle cell. We have been together for a year and a half now. I can say that for the most part he can be a great boyfriend and male to my kids.But we both SS now I now they say the male have it worse than the females. But I also know what is pain and got wanting the meds. I can say that it do help better than the pills for pain when it is…

Hola Everyone,

I was just wondering how your social and dating lives are affected by sickle cell???

I rarely meet people who can relate to what I'm going through. Dating is a no go b/c people never understand why I'm in the hospital so much, why I go to bed early, why I take daily naps. It gets to be too much and I realize that no one will ever understand what I go through unless…