Colin Alexander Ross was born in Mandeville Jamaica in August of 1961. We met in Boston after he immigrated to the United States in 1982 and married in 1987. He had been a successful DJ in Jamaica and won awards for dancing as well. Once he moved to the US, he took an accelerated course […]
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Sickle Cell Warrior Death Inquest Reveals Gross Negligence in Hospital This makes me so mad. Rest Pain-free Mr. Evan Smith, Your death will not be in vain, you will save many warriors, I promise. Shame on you North Middlesex Hospital. All their excuses don’t matter. This young man lost his life due to poor medical
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I’m not a warrior, but I’m a warrior wife. So I’ve spent time on the other side of your story. My story feels like it may have come from a Nigerian movie. I have known my husband for 21 years, we grew up as friends and neighbors. Everything was fine until he decided to
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Meet Aminat: Daughter, Student, Future Finance Mogul, Warrior I was 8 when I found out that I have sickle cell. I remembered that I stayed in the hospital for a very long time. My parents took care of me like an egg then because I was a child who understood very little. I am
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Meet Jacqee, Daughter, 3rd Grade Teacher’s Assistant, Beautiful, Warrior How old where you when you found out you had sickle cell? I was diagnosed with Sickle Cell (type: SC) when I was around 3 months old. I came to my own personal understanding of being diagnosed with sickle cell around the age of 5. How
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World Sickle Cell Day Hello Warrior Family! Don’t forget, today, Tuesday June 19th is World Sickle Cell Day. This was specially designated by the World Health Organization in 2009 to improve the education, research, and awareness of sickle cell disease on a global scale. For us warriors, it is like your sickle cell birthday!!! We have
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This week’s warrior in the spotlight is Brittany Hightower. Brittany is a caregiver who is beautiful, intelligent, and passionate about poetry. And oh yeah, she has sickle cell. Childhood How old where you when you found out you had sickle cell? I was diagnosed at birth. How were you able to cope with school
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SCW mourns the passing of one of our own, a warrior with a microphone. Rest in Peace Jaz.
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Ernestine Diamond, the oldest recorded person with sickle cell in the US is 83:)
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Ever wondered if you could be a doctor with sickle cell? Well you can follow that dream. Dr. Y. explains to us how she went through medical school and became a physician.
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