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The Ten Commandments of Sickle Cell Disease
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE
- Accept Your Disease. Don't ignore it. Respect it, don't fear it. Learn how to master it and not let it master you.
- Take Good Care of Yourself. There is only One You! Practice healthy eating habits, drink plenty of low sugar/salt fluids, get adequate sunlight exposure and rest; get some aerobic exercise. Take care of your MIND, BODY and SOUL.
- Pace Yourself. If you overdo it, you will experience pain. Once you master your tolerence levels you will do much better.
- Remember You CAN do EVERYTHING You Want To Do. ALWAYS be safe and not sorry.
- Learn to Control Your Pain. Don't let your pain control you.
- Develop And Focus On Some Things That Bring You Joy and Satisfaction. Set goals and strive to achieve them.
- Establish Independence Socially, Emotionally, Economically and Medically. Take charge of your disease. You own your sickle cell, your family and doctors can help you but it is not their disease, it's yours. OWN IT!
- Establish An Effective Social Support Network within and outside of your family. Seek supportive relationships with people who accept you as you are and all that comes with you.
- Don't Waste Your Pain Medication. Don't reach for the medicine cabinet. Treatments other than pills can reduce pain. Learn how to tailor the use of pain medication to the degree of pain you have. Over-treatment leads to increased pain and reduced effectiveness of the medication and may also reduce your quality of life.
- Pain is a PAIN But That Does Not Neccessarily Mean Something Terrible is Happening. All pain is not related to sickle cell disease and could have other causes.
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Comment by Luchy Ejiz on February 3, 2011 at 9:20am
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Nice
Educative
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Comment by Shem R. Kavuku on January 29, 2011 at 3:58am
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Hi, the ten commandments are really nice and its good to go through them over and over to built the strength, confinedence , power and hope to keep moving. CONGRATS FOR THAT WORNDERFUL PEACE!
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Comment by Twyla Clark on September 23, 2010 at 12:38pm
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I <3 this!!!!
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Comment by P.Allen Jones on September 6, 2010 at 1:56pm
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Great list Kim! Add this too:
1. Drink lots of water
2. Eat well balanced meals
3. Get rest
4. Take multi-vitamines
5. Do lite exercise (helps body & helps oxygen intake).
I've lived by these 5 for years and they help too.
;-)
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Comment by Princess Aleah on September 6, 2010 at 1:35am
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Thanks for this post. i really love it.
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Comment by ssebandeke ashiraf on July 28, 2010 at 10:44am
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Thanx Kim i am now gaining my hope because i had lost it thanx 100 times
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Comment by Marcus McKinley on June 28, 2010 at 11:59pm
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Kim this is good, thx for sharing!
Marcus
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Comment by Keenan Murray on June 28, 2010 at 12:46pm
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this is real good, thx for this
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Comment by Veon A. McGlory on June 17, 2010 at 1:10am
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Wow what your saying is so true i needed that so thanks
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Comment by Kim Davis on June 10, 2010 at 9:06am
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ABSOLUTELY!! Please post it! You are more than welcome to do so.
Like I said in the post, its worth sharing ;-~)
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