Happy Juneteenth everyone! I’m up bright and early because Norio is in charge of organizing the music for the Juneteenth festivities here in Portland. On top of that, he’s also performing! It’s going to be a fun, interesting day… Hope it doesn’t rain!
The United Nations and the World Health Organization has declared June 19th World Sickle Cell Awareness Day!! We have our own day y’all. Congratulations! Right now there is a huge festival in New York (I will be posting info in case you can make it), Cayman Islands, the ATL and all over the world. Please
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World Sickle Cell Day Festival is June 19!!!—that’s tomorrow! Date: Friday, June 19th, 2009 Time: 10:00AM to 6:00PM Place: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza 47th Street (Between 1st & 2nd Ave) New York, NY 10017 Event: “World Sickle Cell Day” with special guest Ruben Studdard (American Idol winner) and many others The Queens Sickle Cell Advocacy Network,
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Last night was my last shift at my now old hospital. I was working there for 6 months, and even though the patients were beyond crazy, and it was like working in the trenches, I really enjoyed my contract and my ‘work-cation’ in Santa Barbara. Tomorrow morning, I’m loading up the car, and driving 16+
This poem by Jasmine Bailey gave me goosebumps…it’s like she looked into my whole experience, identified it and put it into words. I think every sickle cell warrior can totally relate. Check it.
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Okay, let’s talk Alternative therapies. I had a list HERE on recommended alternative herbal remedies for sickle cell. Well almost a year has passed by since then, and I’ve been told and have remembered a few more. Carao fruit: One of my Brazilian readers mentioned this. Apparently, she has been giving carao to her daughter
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Hello darlings, I’m back in action! Oh yeah baby!!!:) Seriously though, being sick totally sucks. I don’t want to have another crises for a loooooong, looooooooong time. I’m not even shooting for a year anymore, I just wanna be 100% crises free. So my visit to the ED totally sucked as usual. I really wish
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Where do I begin? I’m living in Santa Barbara, the site where the Jesusita fires were burning fiercely a mere 2 days ago. Thankfully the fires have now been contained. It started last Monday, and by Thursday, the fires were raging out the control, the city evacuated. Heads up, if you ever have sickle cell
There seems to be some hope on the horizon for Nicosan. I can’t go into details yet, but I will once the changes have all been confirmed. I knew that you guys had intercessory prayer mojo backing us up! What warrior doesn’t?
Hello everyone, I’ve been digress in mentioning a few snags that have hit Nicosan. I’ve gotten several emails over the past few weeks that have alarmed me as well as sent me for more information. As many of you might know, Xechem USA filed for bankruptcy last year. Currently there is pending litigation about the
