This site is about the 'dreaded' sickle-cell disorder from a personal angle. The disorder affects 4 million Nigerians, several million other Africans within and outside Africa, Asians, Arabs, Turks, Southern Europeans, and others.
Thanks for visiting this site. I hope you enjoy looking round!
This site was created to complement others of its kind to sensitize the nations to the extreme suffering caused by this extraordinary inherited illness. Oftentimes the illness constitutes a huge drain on the physical, mental and social resources of the sufferer and his care-giver, as well as a drain on the financial, health and human resources of the country of origin.
I know what it is to live a life remarkable only in its being filled with pain, and pain, and pain.; Early death is the norm, particularly in my part of the world, where survival beyond childhood and adolescence is rare. I feel privileged to be allowed to live to this age (I will be 45 in December)
Having lived so long, I have chronicled my experiences in an autobiography entitled, Menace in My Blood - my affliction with sickle-cell anaemia. You will find the book a good read indeed.
To view/order/read excerpts from my book, please go to:
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Were there an African Health Parliament, I would implore it to prevail upon our governments to tackle the challenges of waste management and nutrition more seriously. An environment that breeds mosquitoes and typhoid and the consequent effect of this on health, particularly on the weak, is hardly conducive to a good quality of life, not to talk of lifespan. Good food on its own is not enough if it is prepared in a filthy environment.
There is no reason why the Health Ministry in my country, Nigeria, the sickle cell disorder capital of the world, should not make free and compulsory blood testing available to all citizens.; I foresee a time when it will be an offence for carriers of the sickle cell trait to get into marital union. It will be Bye-bye to 'Love' and Welcome to good sense!
Already over 25% of my countrymen are carriers of the sickle cell gene
Please don't feel too busy or unconcerned to check if you carry the sickle cell gene. Although it affects sufferers in variable ways and times, the consequences of being a sickler can be far-reaching.The gene has spread its tentacles beyond the primary risk groups and can affect other races too.; A simple and inexpensive blood test would reveal your status. And if you are among thehaving family risk group (African, Indian, Caribbean, Arab, etc), a blood test is imperative even if you are not having family y
