One evening around lunch time, my daughter came to me and said, “Mommie, my back really hurts.” I took a few minutes to look at her back and but I didn’t see a physical problem. About 30 minutes later, she ...
Parenting a child with Sickle Cell Disease isn’t easy, but it can be done with grace, finesse, and love.
Madam Noire recently published an article about Sickle Cell Anemia in response to an article published on Mother Jones‘ website. The article stood out to me because it added a buzz in people’s ears about the disease. As a mother parenting ...
In September of 2014, I started a segment on Cleverly Changing entitled “30 for Sickle Cell.” My goal was to help raise awareness about knowing your Sickle Cell Trait status and why it is extremely important. One of my long-term ...
I’m always reminded that God’s got this! He still has the world in His hands. We cannot take time off of life to just STOP. No, we must keep going and continue to fight for our families. We also must ...
It’s great when you meet someone whose mission in life is to help others. Dr. Mac is an inspirational doctor, Mom, and podcast producer. If you have not listened to her show, Housecall with Dr. Mac, you should. The show ...
The lights were dim, but the room was cheerful. Everyone was gathered to celebrate a wonderful cause, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The music set the atmosphere as we thought about how many patients are blessed by the incomparable care ...
UPDATE!!! Enough signatures were collected. The following post is from the SCDAA & SCD Community in order for this bill to past there needs to be 93,006 signatures by October 22, 2014. We need you to act fast, many more ...