₦airaland Forum

Basic:
Nonetheless, it's not by mouth, man. Many people's replies when you ask them how they knew they are AA is usually something like, "My mother said all of us are AA", or "We don't usually fall sick in my family", or "I do have malaria a lot." All these are grossly unreliable.

To be on the safe side, ask her to go for a repeat at a good lab. May you not fall asleep on a bicycle, my brother.

meobizy:
What will you say about eight year olds who die from cancer?

Basic:
No, some of them actually reach their 70s and older. The oldest woman with sickle cell in Nigeria's history died in 2020 at the age of 95. When I was in medical school, one of the oldest Professors of Medicine in the university I attended is a sickle-celler. And he was approaching 70 years at that time.

Truth is, the severity varies from individual to individual. Some will start having crisis from less than 1 year of age, while others won't even have any crisis until much later. Yes, most don't grow beyond age 30-40. But a few grow far beyond that bracket.

So, it's very possible that Adekunle Gold is truly SS.

Talkisneeded:
Rip to the dead,lost a friend to it also…………

Bijust:
As a sickle cell patient, life hasn't been easy. Being born in Nigeria already feels like starting at a disadvantage, a score of 1-0 against you. Being born into poverty adds another goal, making it 2-0. And then, to be born with a disease like sickle cell… it's a constant battle against pain, a daily prayer for life itself. I'm already 33.

I've managed to get through school, thanks to my mother's unwavering support. I studied engineering. However, I've faced constant rejection from organizations due to my health. I was forced to work in private security for four years, concealing my condition. I left this year after the operations manager, to whom I'd confided about my health, revealed it during a training session, likely to make a point. It felt like they just wanted me gone.

Since leaving, I've been struggling to make ends meet. The biggest challenge is the inability to pursue my dreams with the same drive and determination as others. I remember a final interview at GTB. The interviewer looked me in the eye and asked why my eyes were yellowish. I was honest with him, and he abruptly ended the interview, promising to get back to me. I knew then I had lost the opportunity, and I cried on my way home.

I've endured so much to get to where I am. I pray that God grants me at least something to smile about before my time is up.

ThunderfireNLMO:
I understand. This really touches me sha. Just try and be close to her. Is she dating anyone at the moment?

P. S: I don later call the babe ooo, ọmọ na courage I used ooo, she said she's AA. My mind heave a sigh silently😃

armyofone:
Exactly - not like anyone here is guaranteed tomorrow or next tomorrow or days from now or next week or next month or next year.

Life!

Basic:
No, some of them actually reach their 70s and older. The oldest woman with sickle cell in Nigeria's history died in 2020 at the age of 95. When I was in medical school, one of the oldest Professors of Medicine in the university I attended is a sickle-celler. And he was approaching 70 years at that time.

Truth is, the severity varies from individual to individual. Some will start having crisis from less than 1 year of age, while others won't even have any crisis until much later. Yes, most don't grow beyond age 30-40. But a few grow far beyond that bracket.

So, it's very possible that Adekunle Gold is truly SS.

bennyflipy:
You can never be sure o, the person Wei I know, no tell me say she get sickle. When I Sabi her, in a month she fall ill like thrice or so. I no even bother then, Na when we dey chat one day say she no well, I tell her, wetin dey do her sef(not in a harsh way o) she said is it not this rubbish Crisis, Na there I start dey connect the dots. She opened up so many things about herself and family to me. Her ways get as e be, I don't judge people sha, we fit go months without talking but if we eventually do, we fit dey hours dey talk. Probe this your babe well o, as a guy use your head o.

guobe:
When I went for a hair cut yesterday evening, I saw the burial poster of a young woman on the entrance iron lock door of the shop near the barbing shop.

I went through the burial poster and discovered that she died at the age of 40.I was inquisitive and asked the barber what happened to her and he told me she was the person that had the shop the burial poster is and she had Sickle Cell and died from it's crisis.

She died behind leaving her husband with 4 kids.
I was completely broken with what she might have passed through in life.
So so sad.
I pray light guides her home .
May her gentle soul rest in peace.

Chinny024:
As a healthcare professional who has seen what VOC does to them,and a lot of crisis they undergo cos of occlusive crisis,I weep for her..
Allowing a sickler to bear up to 4kids is not only insane but hilarious

Mabuggi88:
Hmmm this is quite sad. May her soul rests in peace. I just hope the Children are free because the chances is just one out of that four. Hope they free though.

I also had a friend and brother at age 43 already oo and still died of the crisis after surviving so many previous crisis and at the period of his life when crisis barely comes he succumbed. It's quite pitiful.

muyico:
Adekunle gold nko? He don pass 40years old, is matter of grace and money

chibuikejohn:
what are you saying Biology student. if the husband is AA, all the kids are free and strong with AS

DeOTR:
Hope you know we have sickle cell variants like AC and SC? You can't possibly live up to 50 if you're really SS.

sirblend:
What's the meaning of she bone issuer?

guobe:
Its possible she was not aware of the dangers of giving birth to such a number of kids or she was accidentally taking in .

Chinny024:
Maximum is 1 or at highest level of risk 2kids..