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DOES THE WHITE MAN KNOW ABOUT OUR BLACKMAN'S FOOD NEEDS AT ALL?

MABREH
  • By MABREH · New reply 7:02 am
  • Discussion in Sickle cell anemia · 4 replies
  • it was only when i applied the simple advice of using certain foods that my daughter begun to enjoy life even though she is a sickle cell patient....it may be funny but practically i think it is very ...

The Solution is here

Lawalation
  • By Lawalation · New reply May 21, 2013
  • Discussion in Sickle cell anemia · 4 replies
  • Early hours of today my daughter started complaining of pains in the abdominal part of her body. This gave me a kind of headache because I don't want her to go through that terrible experience of pains ...

Concern mother of baby boy with SSD...

Wyzdom20
  • By Wyzdom20 · New reply May 20, 2013
  • Discussion in Raising a child with sickle cell anemia · 11 replies
  • Hello everyone. This is my first time posting in this forum, just joined last week. I'm so happy I found this group because I really need the support of others experiencing similar dilemmas. My baby boy ...

Daughter diagnosed!

Worriedmama4113
  • By Worriedmama4113 · New reply May 20, 2013
  • Discussion in Sickle cell trait · 7 replies
  • My daughter was diagnosed with sickle cell trait she is 3 weeks does anyone know of anything about this precautions or anything like this ...

Five million

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Journal · 205 replies
  • Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

Hydroxyurea

Laurensmommy
  • By Laurensmommy · New reply May 17, 2013
  • Discussion in Raising a child with sickle cell anemia · 12 replies
  • Hello Everyone, I just would like to know some of you all experience with using hydroxyurea. Did it help and how did it make you fell? OR did you find it useful as a child or with your child ...

Sickle cell trait crisis

Luvnuallways
  • By Luvnuallways · New reply May 17, 2013
  • Discussion in Sickle cell trait · 41 replies
  • I am looking for ppl with trait who have experienced symptoms or crisis. I am tired frustrated and sad bc most providers tell me you can't have symptoms with trait unless you are a pro athlete or climb ...

Effect of Air condition

bazeze
  • By bazeze · New reply May 13, 2013
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • Please can some one discuss more on the effect of Air Condition on Sickler. Waiting to hear your response,together we make it . Stay :healthy ...

Sickle Cell Disease and Bone Marrow Transplants

kheartandsoul
  • By kheartandsoul · New reply May 10, 2013
  • Discussion in Raising a child with sickle cell anemia · 6 replies
  • Hello everyone this is my first time posting on here but I have a very inportant question. Has anyone ever known anyone or has a child that has had a bone marrow transplant for their sickle cell?? My ...

done before?

Clara67
  • By Clara67 · New reply May 9, 2013
  • Discussion in Sickle cell trait · 2 replies
  • Hi there, I have just come back from Tanzania where I climbed mt Kilimanjaro to the summit. I am a carrier of hemoglobin S; I was wondering if someone else has ever done it. Now before someone here decide ...

ENLIGHTMENT ON VACINATION

wully
  • By wully · New reply May 7, 2013
  • Discussion in Treatment · 20 replies
  • Hi evr'yone has anyone use pnuemoccoci vacine for 'SS' bellow 5yrs?any other vacines nd for what infections? Doc adviced that 'SS' shld feed aleast 6x daily to replace red blood cell,gain weight nd mask'SS ...

A new Inspire report in collaboration with Stanford Medical School

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply May 5, 2013
  • Journal · 84 replies
  • As many of you know, Inspire has a professional collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine. Inspire members have written personal stories for the Stanford Scope column. I am pleased ...

Through it all

CPain
  • By CPain · Posted May 1, 2013
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Today started excrsising got news that my g rdson, is praying that its nothing serious ...

11 year old son with Sickle Cell trait

molinaj1982
  • By molinaj1982 · New reply April 27, 2013
  • Discussion in Sickle cell trait · 14 replies
  • Okay my Son was born October of 2001. He was diagnosed with the Sickle Cell Trait a couple days after birth. I had to take him in for blood work. Well we met up with a Hematologist......he says,"you will ...

Daughter diagnosed!!

Worriedmama4113
  • By Worriedmama4113 · New reply April 27, 2013
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • Daughter diagnosed with sickle cell trait. This mommy is scared ...

Interesting blog for Sickle Cell Trait

SCT-Hall
  • By SCT-Hall · Posted April 25, 2013
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • "My name is a Shelley-ann. I am a registered nurse with a passion for life, laughter, family and friends. I began suffering with joint pain 9 years following the birth of my beautiful son. I have been ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Deanna Attai, MD

John2
  • By John2 · New reply April 16, 2013
  • Journal · 16 replies
  • Dear members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people who are making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. The people in this ...

45 yr male Cardiac Issues complicated by hemoglobin c trait?

cboyd2702
  • By cboyd2702 · New reply April 14, 2013
  • Discussion in Sickle cell trait · 1 reply
  • We discovered My Husband has hemoglobin c trait in 1988. Were given the basic info. Since then all 3 of my children & 2 grand children have also found to have it. In January of 2012 my Husband had a heart ...

PROLIFERATION OF GM FOODS IN AFRICA EXPOSES SCD VICTIMS TO DANGER DURING

MABREH
  • By MABREH · New reply April 4, 2013
  • Discussion in Raising a child with sickle cell anemia · 65 replies
  • the proliferation of gm foods in africa, compounded by the over abundance of refined and processed foods in stores will definitely exacerbate the problems of scd victims because of the absence of the ...

thankfulness

valdezz
  • By valdezz · New reply April 3, 2013
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • I wanna thank all of you who have kept me in your prayers. These last couple of months has been trying. But with your prayers and truly the strength from God, I made it. Thanks Sis. G for starting the ...

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