Sickle Cell – Alaafia African Family Resource Center https://alaafiawomen.org Women's Issues, Empowerment & Sexual Violence Sat, 19 Oct 2019 00:49:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://alaafiawomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Alaafia-AFC-Logo-2-copy-32x32.png Sickle Cell – Alaafia African Family Resource Center https://alaafiawomen.org 32 32 Celebrating the Sickle Cell Heroes https://alaafiawomen.org/celebrating-the-sickle-cell-heroes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrating-the-sickle-cell-heroes https://alaafiawomen.org/celebrating-the-sickle-cell-heroes/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2016 04:07:04 +0000 https://ethleenstories.com/?p=994 A Poem For The Sickle Cell Heroes September is unique why? it is the month of hope for people living with Sickle Cell  around...

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September is unique why? it is the month of hope for people living with Sickle Cell  around the world. It is a sad time for me because I keep thinking about the Friends and Loved ones I had lost to this demon called Sickle Cell. You know what is meaning to be strong? Ask a Sickle cell Patient. There are times, I have many questions about Sickle cell and no answers, one of the questions I always ask myself is this: Is it a curse?

 We will continue to fight the good fight and overcome all power of Sickle cell.

Here is a Poem to the Sickle Cell Heroes

Today I celebrate the courageous people battling Sickle cell.

I wish the world will see how strong these heroes are.

I wish the world will celebrate these heroes than celebrities in Hollywood.

I wish there will be more laughter than crying in their lives.

 I wish they would have more joy than pain in their spirits.

 I wish they could eat more and take less medications.

 I wish they could have more fun than being  hospitalized.

 I wish they could have the voice to express themselves.

Above all I wish there could be a cure for Sickle cell.

Dedicated to Tibinta Fatmata Kamara, whom fought the Sickle cell battle so hard!

© EthLeen

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]]> https://alaafiawomen.org/celebrating-the-sickle-cell-heroes/feed/ 0 From the Heart of a Sickle cell Patient https://alaafiawomen.org/from-the-heart-of-a-sickle-cell-patient/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-heart-of-a-sickle-cell-patient https://alaafiawomen.org/from-the-heart-of-a-sickle-cell-patient/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2016 05:58:44 +0000 http://ethleenstories.com/blog/?p=621 I cried in my spirit to the point I thought all hope was gone. The pain in my body is like business as usual,...

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The pain in my body is like business as usual, weakness has been part of my daily routine. My tongue don’t have any taste due to the medications. I am limited to so many things, especially giving up things I like doing because I am afraid not to have the so called Sickle cell crisis.

In midst of the struggle, the never ending pain and the tears flowing from my eyes, I decided to stay focus although it was kind of hard. My determination becomes bigger, my vision seems more clearer and instead of my desire to be healthy, it changes to a desire to be STRONG AND FIGHT TO WIN

Remembering: Ti’binta, Franclyn, Victor and Ronia. They fought the battle and they are safe in heaven where they feel no more pain.

©EthLeen

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