Category: Warriors

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How I went for Checkup & spent 1 week on admission!

Nothing here to see, just a lady who lives with Sickle Cell Disorder, whom God has helped so much and keeps helping. 2022 was a great one, sometime in November just before I left for Ghana, I was on admission and yes hospital is my second home. My organization Audrey...

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Living with Sickle Cell and Eating Healthy

Alright, before I head into the main topic I feel there are some  definitions should be  know Nutrition: Nourishment or energy that is obtained from food consumed or the process of consuming the proper amount of nourishment and energy. Diet: Diet is the sum of food consumed by a person...

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Fatigue: why am I always exhausted?

Hi there! My name is Audrey Mukoro, a 36-year- old sickle cell warrior, a mom, genetic counselor and founder and director of Audrey Sickle Cell Foundation and I am a proud warrior. Its been a minute…yeah…. I have being busy with life, my health, my daughter and the organisation. My...

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REJECTION WITH AUNTY TOLA DEHINDE

Compiled By Imo Hannah Published By Audrey Mukoro REJECTION AS A WARRIOR  BY TOLA DEHINDE ON ASCF WHATSAPP GROUP 7/6/2020 Who’s ready????? If you are online pls indicate with an emoji Good evening everyone Our guest is here with us now, she is our mama, an advocate, a columnist and...

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Odewale Peter’s Addiction Tale

I am Odetayo Peter, a 28 year old sickle cell warrior, a graduate of Mechanical Engineering. I went to a military primary and secondary school, I didn’t grow up knowing I was a warrior though my mum and sister were warriors, I grew up thinking I was AS and everyone...

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PICA with THEDOCPRENEUR

TOPIC: PICA IN SCD WARRIORS GUEST SPEAKER: DR UGONNA AJOKU on ASCF WhatsApp group on 15 April 2020.  Hello Everyone. I’m sorry I had to reschedule because I was caught up in something but happy to be here and to meet you fine people. So our topic today is PICA...

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During Lockdown, It’s OK to Rest, Too

BY MARY SHANIQUA I was hospitalized on March 3 with a sickle cell crisis and discharged 12 days later. I then spent a week recovering at home. Under normal circumstances, I would have returned to “ordinary life” on March 23. But during that period, ordinary life changed significantly due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In my...

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GBT Donating $250,000 to Nonprofits Aiding Sickle Cell Community

BY PATRICIA INACIO, PHD Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) is giving $250,000 to support the U.S. sickle cell disease (SCD) community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its newly created GBT Community Fund will award a total of $150,000 in grants to non-profit organizations supporting the needs of  SCD patients and their families during the pandemic. Applications are being accepted...