Flight Details
The good news: No crisis in the middle of my flight! YAY! The bad news…I was sick for a few days, but all is well now. Get the gist of Tosin’s airplane trip to Nigeria here.
Traveling
Stress, Travel and Oxygen…
Short video about travel tips, stress and getting oxygen while on a plane.
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Getting Cured From Sickle Cell
Have you ever thought about undergoing adult bone marrow transplant to cure your sickle cell? Here is a short testimony from a warrior who did it, and now lives sickle cell free.
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Tips for Flying with Sickle Cell
So to all my darling warriors that are fretting about their first long trip in a plane…here a a few tips to keep in mind. Layovers: Do you have a layover? If not, make sure that you stretch your legs periodically to prevent leg cramps. When booking, I always recommend at least one layover for
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Road Trip…Redux
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+
Road Trip!!!
So I just did a cross country road trip down 101. Whoever said people with sickle cell could not drive long distances obviously has never met me. I drove 997 miles from Portland, OR to Santa Barbara, CA…all by my wonderful, fabulous self! Much to the consternation of my parents, who wanted me to take
Vacation Plans
Hello darlings, Do you like my spiffy new signature? I saw it and totally fell in love with it. Bonjour from the beautiful city of Toronto…I had such a blast and I can’t wait to go back. The trip was lovely—no sickness whatsoever, the people are great and it’s truly a city of multiculturism. I
Plans and Updates
In July I have 2 trips planned, one to visit my family in Indiana and another to see my friend in Canada. I’m really excited and can’t wait, but you know I’m still filled with the trepidation that every sickle cell warrior goes through when the holiday time comes around—Am I Going to Fall Sick?
Back from Hawaii
Wow that was such a nice vacation. I’m going to post pics soon on both Myspace and Facebook, but once I got over the ‘sickle cell’ thing it was so fun. This didn’t happen until Thursday, day 5 of 7…grrr! That was my first day that I didn’t take any painkillers whatsover. We were in
Mahalo!
The flight to Hawaii was really long, about 8 hours in total. I was worried that my sickle cell would flare up but it held up. The main thing is that I can’t go into the water as much as I would like to because my core body temperature drops when I’m immersed in water.