The Two-Edged Sword
Sometimes one wonders why there is sickness, pain and death. Well, here is an inspirational poem by John Wark to get you through.
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Living with Sickle Cell
Financial Assistance for the Employed
What financial plans can a sickle cell warrior make ahead of time to cover when he/she will be out of work sick? Read on to find out more.
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Video:Ports, Catheters & IVs
video on some of the most common intravenous accesses sickle cell patients have
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Sickle Cell & Your Period
I was wondering if anyone else has pain right before their period starts or during. I never was a woman to get cramps or migraines but i do get pains in my left knee right before my period starts. Lately I’ve been also feeling drowsy and drained. I have said on here several times that
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Sickle Cell and Insomnia
Many sickle cell warriors have insomnia. I haven’t been able to figure out the biophysical reasons around this, but I’m actively searching. The only hypothesis I have is that insomnia is somehow due to the pain meds we take. Perhaps our bodies become attuned to drowsiness only with opiates and as a result we can’t
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Decisions…
So I know that I haven’t blogged in a couple of weeks, but readers on the FB page will know that I ran out of Nicosan and fell sick! I’m much better now, and things seem to be looking up on the Nicosan front. I have also been job hunting. Actually I applied for and
Letters Needed for Nicosan
Hello everyone, As I’m writing this, I’m having my first pain crises in over a year. I ran out of Nicosan last week, and I got slammed with pain today. So. Not. Fun. I’d almost forgotten how all encompassing a sickle cell crises is. I was relishing my new lease on life only to get
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Today’s Post
Hello everyone, This year, I want to start a spotlight series for people with sickle cell all over the world. It will be a weekly thing, and I will just send an email with questions for you to answer. I know from the feed reader that we have readers from Zambia, Nigeria, India, UK, China,