Jobelyn: A Dramatic Blood-Boosting Phytoceutical From South-West Nigeria The Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) Hospital,Olodi- Apapa, is located in a high density but economically-backward portion of Nigeria’s economic capital, Lagos. Infections are rife and for those with sickle cell, malaria and typhoid are a constant threat. For folks with SCD, characteristically short of blood, malaria parasites…
Savouring Adelani Ogunrinade’s Treasure Every month – indeed everyday – turns into a sickle cell awareness occasion when you listen to and watch the epic love story, My Treasure, penned by song writer, Adelani Ogunrinade. The former Planet TV host has been indirectly touched by sickle cell through the passing of a childhood friend and…
‘Losing My Hearing To SCD Has Not Dented My Zest For life!’ – interview with a free-thinker warrior and activist, Olutayo Faloye Olutayo Faloye is a 46-year-old Warrior who holds a B.A Linguistics Degree from the Lagos State University (LASU). Asthmatic and sickly as a child, he was diagnosed with SCD (HbSC) at the age…
The Green Family Story At 19 an accomplished singer and sickle cell disease advocate, AJ Green has accomplished more than most teens his age and doesn’t let his condition keep him from reaching his goals. In addition to performing for two U.S. presidents, Clinton and Obama, Green has shared the stage with Elton John, the…
How a Ghanaian spurred the founding of JB4 By Ayoola Olajide and Fatimah Garba Mohammed Sickle cell pain does not go away all at once after a severe acute episode. A peak is reached from which the patient has to descend, as it were, in slow, uncertain steps. In that penumbra between some…
Pastor With 5 Sickle Cell Children Found Guilty Of Fraud By Abro Onyekwe ….. Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison ….. Counsel Set To Appeal ….. Civil Suit For Hearing October 10 Abel Olukayode Adewale, 58, the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) pastor renowned for fathering five children with sickle cell was today found guilty of…