Self Love Is More Than Words – Bye For Now

I’ve been self loving from a young age (had no idea that’s what it was called) as this was how I managed to overcome a lot of my insecurities surrounding my sickle cell. Growing with this mentality has given me so much confidence that I can sometimes come across as a little bit conceited… I…

How to be confident? Own Your Sh*t

Subscribe to my Youtube Channel for  more  ‘Me, Myself and Sickle Cell’ video blogs.   Being confident is something that I believe we need to make a conscious effort to do as it may not come naturally to everyone. My confidence blossomed when I began to own my health condition and everything that came with…

A Future Cure For Sickle Cell?

Recently, an article has gone viral among the sickle cell community regarding a new pioneering treatment which has reversed a teenagers sickle cell disease by changing his DNA. I cannot even count how many posts I have been tagged in and messages I have been sent of this article. If you haven’t seen it, I…

Taking Control

Hi readers, my name is Jenica Leah. Some of you may or may not know that I was born with Sickle Cell Anaemia. I never saw myself being able to share something so intimate out of fear of other people’s opinions. I have come to realise that my opinion of myself is what matters more,…