This is not necessary a question but a comment. I posted pics of my son's graduation and skydiving adventure. He is on his way to NC A&T to study computer engineering. I am so proud of him and how he has continued to stay strong no matter how he may be feeling. My son and everyone on this site are such an inspiration to a mother with a child with SCD. I pray everyone affected by SCD remain healthy and happy. You all just dont understand how inspiring it is to hear others affected by this…

Hello everyone..I am a parent of a 17 year old son with SCD type SS. He has had a fairly healthy life thus far. He has had his gall bladder removed, pnuemonia twice and two pain crisis in his life. First, I want to thank god for his health thus far and moving foward. I had a question for the younger men and women who suffer from this disease. My son has applied to several different colleges to include a college in GA. I currently live in NC and his father is currently in the military in…