The pains I experienced continued to heighten as I became older. This left me puzzled and confused and wondering when exactly it would end. I went through different kinds of illnesses, one of which was Pneumonia. It was as if my chest walls were too heavy to carry, it would hurt so much at certain areas. I also noticed that I was falling ill a lot frequently during Christmas. As I got older I understood that it was the long journey to my hometown that was causing it, as my parents frequently took us to our state of origin to…

I would like to start by thanking you all for your views, comments and likes on my blog so far.Now that this is done, I’ll move over to my topic of the day, ‘Friendships’. Another issue I experienced was in this area.During my elementary school days, I had friends but I noticed that I lost connection with virtually all of them because I was ill so frequently and constantly away from school. I excelled in my academics don’t get me wrong because God indeed was faithful. On some occasions, whilst on admission my family would bring my books to me…

At the age of three months, it was discovered that I had the SS genotype. My mum said that my feet swole up and I was crying uncontrollably. When they took me to the hospital and did a blood test, it was discovered that my genotype was SS. At the time I was born, Sickle cell anaemia was very prevalent as a result of ignorance not presently that there is some awareness about it and dating couples use this as a criteria not to proceed with marriage rites.From the age of three months, my long journey of pain started. Very…

What is sickle cell anemia? From my perspective, it is a condition whereby the red blood cells of a person looses its oxygen content and causes the cells to squash to a sickle shape thereby triggering pain in the joints of that individual because of their inability to smoothly flow through the blood vessels.  My name is Onuoma and I possess the SS genotype. The aim of my blog is to share insights to individuals out there who are struggling with this condition and by so doing shine a ray of hope to them. I  have been through various kinds…