In Sickness and in Health…
Most people may not consider the meaning of such words, but you would have already admired me at my best, still loved me at my worst, kept me going in sickness and appreciated me in health.
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 […]
A Day In The Life – Blood Exchange
A Day In The Life Of A Sickler: We spent the day at University College London Hospital with a 24 year old sickle cell anaemia patient having a blood exchange. A blood exchange / exchange transfusion involves slowly removing the person’s blood and replacing it with fresh donor blood. This particular patient has to travel from […]
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, […]