Download or read book My Life as a Sickle Cell Warrior written by Patricia Maley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walk a mile in the shoes of a sickle-cell warrior, one who hoped to fulfill her calling in this world. To blend in like all the normal people in the world. Almost everything she did was through survival mode; at work, at home, in school and all in all within the community. You will notice how this blood borne disease knocks her down and even makes her vulnerable numerous times as she has a brush with death. But only courage, determination and encouragement have helped her accomplish so much successfully.
Download or read book Living the Sickled Life written by Bryan Ballard and published by . This book was released on 2022-06-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sickle Cell is a inherited blood disease that causes problems throughout ones life. These problems could be minor or even life threatening. This particular warrior puts on an unimaginable fight with Sickle Cell. Including ups and downs throughout his life that even doctor's are shocked he is still here to tell his story on how he is... "Living the Sickled Life"
Download or read book The Real Life Stories Of Sickle Cell A Global Collaboration written by Agnes Nsofwa and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's deemed the world's most common genetic disorder, but why is sickle cell disease still not fully understood in communities where it's very prevalent. The Real-Life Stories of Sickle Cell - A Global Collaboration presents stories from different parts of the world to enlighten us about the effects of this condition. Stories from sickle cell warriors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and advocates capture these people's understanding and awareness of Sickle Cell Disease. You will read stories of hope, resilience, frustration, and sadness as we strive to bring these stories to the world. Although being the most common disorder, what this project taught us was that even people living with sickle cell disease do not get adequate treatment in most parts of the world. Sickle cell warriors are still stigmatised in different parts of the world. That sickle cell warriors would rather hide from peers or employers that they are affected, fearing the treatment they may receive. We have learned of warriors bearly getting adequate treatment because it's simply not available in their area. These stories will give you that understanding of how much we still need to do as a sickle cell community, to double our efforts to support people impacted from different parts of the world, especially developing countries.
Download or read book Travel Bravely written by Adejoke Ejiofor and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-19 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Adejoke Ejiofor and her husband learned their firstborn child had sickle cell anemia, they thought there must be a mistake. Only one of them had ever tested positive for the sickle cell trait--or so they thought. Thus began their family's yearslong journey on the road to their son's better health. In searing and heartfelt detail, Ejiofor's memoir Travel Bravely traverses all the bad-tasting medications, painful treatments, and agonizing symptoms of sickle cell disease that made her son a true sickle cell warrior. Despite this test of faith, Ejiofor remained endlessly optimistic, trusting God for a breakthrough. Determined to find a cure for her son, she pursued multiple bone marrow transplants and even sought out in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and preimplantation genetic testing to increase their chances of success. Travel Bravely is the story of how one family searched to the ends of the earth to reach their victory. No matter what path you're on or what cure you're racing toward, Ejiofor's encouraging words will arm you with the bravery you need to face your journey with the strength of a warrior.
Download or read book ABC s of Sickle Cell Disease written by Elle Cole and published by Cleverly Changing Press. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABC's of Sickle Cell Disease is a top educational resource for children with sickle cell disease. Parents, caregivers, and healthcare workers should have the book on hand to help explain how the condition works within a child's body. A recommended children's book for ages 5-12. It breaks down terms and concepts for children diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The author simplified the information so even a child could understand how this genetic blood disorder affects the body. The book is an excellent tool for parents, teachers, healthcare workers, or caregivers to teach children.healthcare workers ABC'S OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE FEATURES: Beautiful original illustrations―Children learn more about Sickle Cell Disease using the letters A to Z. Large 8.5 x 11-inch pages. Educational and interesting―Each page effectively describes the blood disorder to young patients. Made for diverse families―The pages feature children, adults, and medical professionals from different ethnic groups because sickle cell disease affects families from multicultural backgrounds worldwide. Positive and inspiring―The book is a positive keepsake that gives young sickle cell warriors a chance to boost their confidence and creativity.
Download or read book Sickle Cell Disease and My Life Struggles written by Carolyn Johnson and published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moment of clarity, and the boy shakes with fright. "Are you the Holy Spirit?" Yes. Is he dreaming? What is happening? But his mind can't make sense of things--the room, what was familiar just before is now total confusion. Don't worry...sleep now. And so the boy dreams. If you were to look at the account of your life up until this point, what would you think? Would you be proud of the life you have lived, or would there be a question that you might be able to do something more? This story takes that question to the next step. What would you do in order to change your life if you think there is nothing to live for? Of Love and Angels is a fictional account of one of those lives full of ideas, magic, and discovery to help you see life from a different perspective.
Download or read book The Many Faces and Lives of Sickle Cell A Global Collaboration written by Agnes Nsofwa and published by . This book was released on 2022-06-19 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captivating Stories of Survival, Bravery, and Resilience from around the World
Download or read book Born a Warrior written by Zahara Weeks and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Life Beyond Sickle Cell Disease written by Hey Hey Gee and published by Mayo Clinic Press. This book was released on 2023-07-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A graphic nonfiction story with a kid's-eye view of living with, and beyond, sickle cell disease
Download or read book Sickle Cell Natural Healing written by Tamika Moseley and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After spending every three months of her newborn's life in the hospital managing his sickle cell disease, Tamika Moseley knew she had to change what she was doing or the hospital would be her second home. In this deeply personal book, Tamika shares her story of the difficult journey she took to find natural ways to treat her son's debilitating disease. Three years since she started using herbs to minimize his sickle cell crises, her son is living a normal, healthy and pain-free life. Whether you have sickle cell disease or the trait, this book will show you what your body needs and how to treat your symptoms so that pain is no longer a part of your vocabulary. As Tamika likes to say, "Knowledge is power!" Sickle Cell Natural Healing: A Mother's Journey gives you the benefit of the wisdom one fearless and determined mother collected so that others suffering with this disease can thrive.
Download or read book Battle Scars written by Kristi G. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-06-30 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of poetry, the reader explores the true meaning of love, inescapable vulnerability, and the agony of managing a painful chronic illness punctuated by hospitalizations and frequent bouts of pain. The words are pure and illuminating; the vivid imagery is powerful, resulting in ones thought process being challenged to discover new ways of understanding love and despair and how to emerge from darkness to light. The poet challenges the reader to view the possible cracks dwelling inside their heart, mind, and body as windows allowing in the light, as opposed to unwanted defects. A reliance on God, represented as ones ultimate spiritual and secure base, provides the hope to persevere and nourish the indomitable will. Glimpses of Gods concern for us is revealed when one sees the small, innocent, and beautiful rose growing between the cracks in the sidewalk. The images, purity of complex emotions, and irony in the poetry illuminates how one comes to see how their life transforms. The reader experiences shifting emotions evoked by the penetrating, powerful words that resonate within and which separates the reader from the ordinary, current reality. In the end, the poets weaving of words, imagery, and aesthetic qualities, revealing the truth, will compel the reader to harness the strength and optimism to emerge with renewed confidence to pursue meaningful living.
Download or read book Ignite the Hunger in You written by Les Brown and published by Ignite Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you have a passion burning within to go after your dreams and fulfill your greatest desires? Are you looking to live with purpose and define what is most important to you? If you are ready to step into the next chapter of your life with clarity, conviction, and the kind of hunger that will propel you forward, Ignite The Hunger In You is a book created to do just that! The number one motivational speaker on the planet, Les Brown, and the number one publisher in empowerment publishing, JB Owen, have come together with 35 phenomenal authors to bring you a book filled with inspiration, encouragement, and transformation. The many amazing stories in this book, showcasing the teaching of Les Brown, will move you from where you are in life to where you want to be. Enjoy the real-life, heartfelt accounts of individuals just like you, igniting a hunger that propelled them forward to discover their true greatness. Use the tools in this book to Ignite the Hunger in You and become everything you dream of. You have greatness in you and this book will help you to uncover and IGNITE it!
Download or read book Swing Your Sword written by Mike Leach and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2011-07-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly-minted Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach tells his captivating story––from rural Wyoming to law school to the upper echelons of the SEC. SWING YOUR SWORD is the first ever book by one of the most fascinating and successful coaches in sports today. A maverick who took an unlikely path to coaching through law school, Mike Leach talks about his unorthodox approach to coaching and the choices that have brought him success throughout his career. A lover of the game who started creating formations and drawing his own plays as a kid, Leach took his Texas Tech Red Raiders to numerous bowl games, achieving the #2 slot in national rankings and being voted 2008 Coach of the Year before being unceremoniously fired at the end of the 2009 season. The scandalous nature of his dismissal created a media frenzy and began a personal battle between Leach and his accusers that remains unresolved.
Download or read book Unlovable written by Shawn Spencer and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No time in my life had ever been good within the time I had spent on this earth at the age of ten, except for when I lived with my grandmother in a west African county called Liberia. You see, my parents had me at a young age, and when my mothers father, who is my grandfather, found out that my mom was pregnant with me, he threw her out after finding out that my dad was the one she claimed was the father. My grandfather, being a high-ranking military man, went to my dad and told him to deny the baby and get on with his life, and if my father was to agree to this proposal, my granddad told my father he would not go and report him to my dads oldest brother, whom they called Mr. Spencer and who was also my grandfathers best friend whom my dad lived with. However, he was treated more like a servant than a family member because of Mrs. Spencer was my dads brothers wife.
Download or read book Living with and Surviving Sickle Cell Disease written by Juanita McClain and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Living with and surviving Sickle cell disease" is an autobiography written about the life of a girl who fights to survive a chronic illness that she was diagnosed with at birth. She lives her life in fear of dying from this horrific disease. Instead of giving up and letting the disease conquer her she chooses to take a stand and fight instead. She uses her experiences as motivation to write about what she has been through and inspire the lives of many people. The book offers many miraculous stories and different scenarios of ups and downs in her life. The book is very informational, educational, moving, and inspirational to anyone who is going through some of the same experiences and even those who are not. The book will no doubt leave a lasting impression about the author.
Download or read book The Flying Boy of Zinnybooboo written by Brooklyn Haycraft and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cosmo and Brooklyn intertwine their personalities and imagination to bring you the story of the Flying Boy of Zinnybooboo. Follow Zane as he navigates through all the twist and turns of a life-changing event that will change him and the people of his planet as we know it. Zane, in going through these adversities, starts using them to his benefit rather than his detriment. This story shows that being different is cool and being different can be used to help others. Friendships will be tested and comedy will ensue on this crazy space adventure, as Zane becomes the Flying Boy of Zinnybooboo!
Download or read book My Passage from Life to Death A Daughter s Tale written by Elizabeth T. Ivory and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
