I’m a survivor – the story of my triumph over sickle cell pains
I AM A SURVIVOR can be obtained on several platforms including Konga (paperback), Amazon (soft copy only), Okada bookshop (soft copy), Also at selected bookshops and stores in Nigeria
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Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day Bill 255 Becomes Law
“I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to meet with Lanre – Founder of the Sickle Cell Awareness Group of Ontario – when I was first elected, to learn more about how much of an impact this disease causes for so many people in our communities,” said Khanjin.
Age Difference Was No Barrier To Our Union
Kamara and Danny Warner were one unique couple. He was a sickle cell warrior Kamara did not know she had the Sickle Cell Trait when she married Danny. She was 7 years older.. They went on to produce six children, among them three sickle cell warriors. How old were you when you got married? I…
37 Yr-Old With Sickle Cell Anaemia Has Never Been Transfused
It’s certainly not as if the SCW hasn’t been in dire need of blood several times on her SCD journey. It’s just that she would ‘rather answer the call than take blood’ If a genie could appear to Eberechukwu Mercy Idiaye, 37, and asked to fulfil one wish – just one wish – it will…
International Thalassaemia Day 2021
On International Thalassaemia Day, TIF shines a light on the striking health inequalities that affect the global thalassaemia community, further accentuated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. NICOSIA, May 5, 2021/Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) – Marking International Thalassaemia Day on 8 May, the Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) gives voice to countless individuals with thalassaemia all over the world…
COVID-19 and PRIAPISM
A 69-year old man has died after a 3-hour erection known as priapism READ MORE. Priapism is an unwarranted, unwanted, unnecessary and painful erection of the penis. It is a known complication of sickle cell disorder in which blood is unable to flow in or out of the penis due to sickling. It can affect…
Wanted Dead Or Alive
Though in Yoruba, Igbo or English attire, you could mistake him for a Hausaman. Abraham Oluwafunso Balogun speaks fluent Yoruba, Hausa and English. Currently living in Magboro, Ogun State, Balogun is well-travelled within Northern Nigeria and has lived in towns and villages such as Tudun Wada, Kachia, Barnawa, Narayi. Kafanchan, Zonkwa, Gyadi, Gyadi, Yankaba, Talese,…
Ghanaian Actress Donates Day-Care Centre
To celebrate her birthday 5th December, Ghanaian actress Jackie Appiah donated a Day Care Centre to the Children’s Clinic at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana. Jackie’s wellknown compassion for the disadvantaged was heightened when her friend, Jo-Anne Badu succumbed to SCD complications in 2019. In a statement to mark the hand over of Jackie’s Corner…