Shielding With Sickle Cell

I am seeing this recommended 12 week shielding time as a bonus. This is time I never expected to have. I know they say time waits for no man but in this case, everything is pretty much on pause and I am making the most of it.

Squad Goals

Kicking off my first blog post of the year a whole quarter of the way through it, but with good reason; I needed the break more than I knew at the time.

Cold War

“π”½π•šπ•˜π•™π•₯ π•₯π•™π•£π• π•¦π•˜π•™ π•¨π•šπ•Ÿπ•₯𝕖𝕣, π•π•šπ•§π•– π•šπ•Ÿ π•€π•‘π•£π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜.”

Merry and Bright

“𝔸 𝕑𝕠𝕑 𝕠𝕗 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕗𝕠𝕣 π•₯𝕙𝕠𝕀𝕖 π•¨π•šπ•Ÿπ•₯𝕖𝕣 𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖𝕀.”

In My Tracksuit

“π•‹π•£π•’π•”π•œπ•€π•¦π•šπ•₯𝕀 π•’π•£π•–π•Ÿ’π•₯ π•˜π• π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ π•₯𝕠 π•”π•™π•’π•Ÿπ•˜π•– π•₯𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕, π•₯𝕙𝕖 π•¨π• π•žπ•–π•Ÿ 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕨𝕖𝕒𝕣 π•₯π•™π•–π•ž π•¨π•šπ•π•.”

A Complex With Awesomeness

My slimness, my iddy biddies, my height, my hair and also my health. All things that at some point in my life I’ve had a complex about… How did I have a complex with all of my awesomeness?!

Spotlight On Jenica Leah

Name: Jenica Leah Age: 28 Likes: Salted popcorn Dislikes: Corners and enclosed spaces Secret Confession: I go to the cinemas to buy popcorn and leave… without watching a movie. Socials: @JustJLeah on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

Spiritual Guide

So this morning I reluctantly drove myself to A & E as I knew deep down (spiritual guide) that it was the right thing to do…

Sickle Cell and the NFL

There are so many individuals who have platforms they could use to raise awareness, surely some of them must be using it for a cause that needs it, such as sickle cell.

Y O L O

Being sensible with sickle cell is not only a vital part of keeping well, but it’s a vital part of staying alive.

I say YOLO often, but I value my life and would never risk it for a few days of fun.

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…