GETTY Article Ann Battles:: EEW Magazine News When people go through hardships, trauma and seemingly unfair things in life, they sometimes get angry with God. But Tionne Tenese Watkins, 44, better known as T-Boz of the best-selling girl group TLC, said she was not upset about her sickle cell diagnosis. “I never got angry with […]
Chronic pain is one of the most common complications of sickle cell disease (SCD). Avoiding activities that can trigger a full blown pain “episode” or “crisis” is key to staying healthy and out of the ER, and for some, this includes avoiding exercise. But, it doesn’t have to. Strenuous exercise, like taking a boot camp […]
Sickle cell disease is an inherited red blood cell disorder affecting people of all races, not just African Americans. Healthy red blood cells are round, and they move through small blood vessels to carry oxygen to all parts of the body. In someone who has sickle cell disease, the red blood cells become hard and […]
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta recently sat down with TLC’s Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins to discuss her struggle with sickle cell anemia and her recent brain tumor. Since childhood, she suffered from sickle cell anemia and was told that she wouldn’t live past 30. Told that she wouldn’t be able to have children and would be disabled, […]
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta recently sat down with TLC’s Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins to discuss her struggle with sickle cell anemia and her recent brain tumor. Since childhood, she suffered from sickle cell anemia and was told that she wouldn’t live past 30. Told that she wouldn’t be able to have children and would be disabled, […]
Red Cross Asks African-Americans To Donate Blood For Sickle Cell Patients
Red Cross Asks African-Americans To Donate Blood For Sickle Cell Patients
