Learning your child’s body can be a daunting task, especially with sickle cell. ElleJ shares her strategies with you, from one warrior mom to another.
Tag "Coping Strategies"
Most working parents, especially single moms, have to worry about your job even while your child is sick. Here are a few tips to help keep your job while you are still there to care for your child.
With sickle cell, you have to learn to live a life of balance. Our Health & Wellness expert April gives some advice how to achieve balance through daily rituals.
While she was 7 months pregnant, ElleJ got the call that irrevocably changed her life forever. Read her experience below.
Don’t give in to fear, fight every battle as if your warrior’s life depends on it!
Registration for the Expert Patient classes is now open.
If your new year’s resolution is to improve your lifestyle, health, and body, here are a few tips to get you headed in the right direction.
As parents, changing how you think from negative to positive can keep your Sickle Cell Warrior emotionally strong. Here are a few tips to get you started, from one warrior mom to another.
As a parent with a child that has sickle cell, how far would you go to cure your child? Read about one mother’s journey, her struggle, and sacrifices–all to protect and support her beloved son.
Rachelle expounds on sickle cell retinopathy; what it is, how it occurs, and how it is treated.
Friends, partners, and family with a sickle cell warrior often wonder, what can they do to help? Here are a few tips to set you on the right path.
This entry is long, but so useful if you are having problems with your memory, and getting tasks accomplished at work, school, or home because of sickle cell.
Sickle cell episodes are often triggered during the holidays. James explains why this happens and gives some tips on how to avoid a holiday hospitalization.
Pica is the craving and ingestion of non-food substances like chalk, sand, ice. SC patients are prone to Pica. Learn more…
SCW expounds on what to do when you have been treated badly by a nurse or doctor in the hospital. Know your rights and take control of the situation!
