Parenting a child with Sickle Cell Disease isn’t easy, but it can be done with grace, finesse, and love.
Life changing moments don’t happen everyday. 2 weeks before my trip to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital I was contacted by an orphanage in Uganda. The orphanage houses children whose parents abandoned them because they were born with Sickle Cell Anemia. I was told, “at least every week, you may find 2 or 3 thrown at […]
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My Daughter’s Personal update: It’s been 7 weeks since my daughter had her first Sickle Cell Crisis. For the most part, our lives are back to normal. She hasn’t experienced pain in a while and I haven’t had to worry about her health. We are making sure she is eating healthy and receiving more rest.
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During the holidays, there is so much to think about and plan, it can be easy to lose focus when it comes to your health. There were a series of events in our lives that contributed to my daughter experiencing her first pain crisis from sickle-cell anemia. If I could turn back the hands
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Prayerfully, I will take a few moments to share my story with you, and I pray for you as a parent and a spouse. If you are parenting a child with a genetic disorder or another type of illness let go of the guilt. Not every parent harbors guilt, but some of us do, as
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Living with Sickle Cell Anemia isn’t easy, but a cure does exist. Recently, my heart was warmed as I watched the story of Jozlyn Miller. She is a young 13 year old girl who was born with this genetic disorder and has lived with the battles that having Sickle Cell anemia bring. Jozlyn now has
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While reading about four year old Caesar Sant, a four year old child prodigy, who has already suffered from 2 strokes, my heart aches for his parents, and I pray for his continued health. Knowing your child is suffering is one of the hardest lessons a parent can learn to endure. Then, it is even
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