Statement by First SCW, Tosin Ola-Weissmann, RN/Masters degree in Nursing, MBA (Health Care Management) I would say that Sickle Cell Warriors refers not just to the patient, but to the family and caregivers as well as those on the front lines fighting for this disease. We can’t fight this battle alone. Yes, not every warrior…
… obnoxious word ‘SICKLER’ begins descent into dustbin of history The word WARRIOR has been gaining traction for some years now. It is even used by officers of the NIH in the US, where in San Diego, Southern California, lives the originator of the word and first Sickle Cell Warrior, Tosin Ola-Weissman. Tosin once went…
Meet Tosin Ola-Weissmann, RN/BSN, the Warrior Who Coined The Term That Replaced the obnoxious word, SICKLER. Parents told she would not live past childhood, now approaching 40! School principal asked parents to stop wasting money on her education, now she is a Registered Nurse, Bachelor of Nursing and set to earn two postgraduate degrees! Her…
