It’s ok not to be ok
Some of you may have noticed I've been gone for longer than a minute. No posts, no Spotlight Sundays, NOTHING!
End the relationship if you can’t handle sickle cell!
Subscribe to my Youtube Channel for more ‘Me, Myself and Sickle Cell’ video blogs. As usual the twitter timeline gave me an interesting topic to share. Having been in a relationship which eventually ended due to the pressures of my sickle cell I
Sickle Cell and the NFL
I often think to myself, ‘why aren’t people doing more?’ There are so many individuals who have platforms they could use to raise awareness, surely some of them must be using it for a cause that needs it, such as sickle cell.
Y O L O
In the past 9 months I’ve done a whole lot of travelling; 6 different countries to be exact. That’s probably no big deal for any other individual, but it may sound slightly extreme for someone who is living with sickle cell. It has taken me years to be able to travel this much without risk and without fear; but believe me I have taken many L’s in the process.
In Sickness and in Health…
Dear future husband...
Note To Self
Happy New Year and all things 2017! I didn’t plan for this to be my first post of the year, but I also didn’t plan for sickle cell to interfere with the plans I had and throw me completely off my game.
My Friend Jen
Writing a book related to sickle cell is something that I have thought about doing for a very long time. I have always wanted to do something to create more awareness of the condition and to help others living with it, but I used to think ‘how can I help anyone else if I'm not able to help myself?’
World Sickle Cell Awareness Day 2016
Since today Sunday 19th June 2016 is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, I thought I would share a few words.
Taking Control
Hi readers, my name is Jenica Leah. Some of you may or may not know that I was born with Sickle Cell Anaemia. I never saw myself being able to share something so intimate out of fear of other people's opinions. I have come to realise that my opinion of myself is what matters more, so I am ready to face my fears. I hope that in doing so I may be able to help someone else who may be going through something similar.