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Athletes and the Sickle Cell Trait
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In memory of: TRL's very own member BLAK in Charlotte, NC, who has now moved on to a better place as of August 1, 2009 in a hospital located in Chapel Hill, NC. R.I.P. Soldier

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In memory of: TRL's very own member BLAK in Charlotte, NC, who has now moved on to a better place. Summer 2009. R.I.P. Soldier

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September 11

Lady Chi replied to Raman V R's discussion 'IANS news article about Chhattisgarh State, India: Sickle cell anaemia grips 18 percent of Chhattisgarh’s people'

Wow. I can't believe how this has spiraled out of control. I hope they can get the help and information awareness that is obviously needed here!

September 6

Tamika replied to Lady Chi's discussion 'Painkillers'

Lady Chi I agree with what you say about how the medical profession treats young adults with the disease which is why I am arming my son, who is 15, with all of the information he needs to "handle" the doctors when I am not around. As children eve...

September 3

Lady Chi replied to Thatmom - Monette's discussion 'New Parents to Children With Sickle Cell'

Unfortunately...the information that is out there has not expanded and grown in over 30 years. SCD is lost in the sea of other illnesses like Cancer, Diabetes, HIV, Athsma, etc. There was NO information out there when I was born 35 years ago. Just...

September 3

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TLC Member T-Boz Suffered From Brain Tumor (In addition to a lifetime of Sickle Cell Anemia)

Posted Oct 5th 2009 3:30PM by Latifah Muhammad

TLC's raspy voiced singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins revealed that she previously suffered from a brain tumor for three years. The 39-year-old mother kept her medical condition under wraps and underwent a seven-hour surgery to remove the grapefruit-sized tumor in 2006. "People are floored when I say I have a brain tumor. I won't let you feel sorry for me," she said. "We'll make jokes, get through it, and the bad stuff will just be a memory."

Despite h… Continue

Posted on October 6, 2009 at 11:00am —

Steelers Star Holmes Raises Funds to Fight Sickle-Cell Disease

By Tim Puko
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, September 6, 2009

Denzelle Kendrick spent all weekend thinking about how to make Saturday a perfect 13th birthday. Saturday afternoon, he got a little help from his local Super Bowl MVP.

Denzelle was one of about 80 people at the Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon in Harmar, the first event of wide receiver Santonio Holmes' new charity, The III & Long Foundation. Holmes' son, Santonio III, and Denzelle each have sickle-cell disease, and Holmes is trying to raise mone… Continue

Posted on September 6, 2009 at 2:30pm —

13-Year-Old Girl from Aflac Cancer Center Designs Carl Edwards' Car for Sunday Race

Fri Sep 4, 2009 8:00am EDT
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look inspired by a 13-year-old patient at the Aflac Cancer Center.… Continue

Posted on September 5, 2009 at 9:17am —

Teen's Bone Marrow Transplant Cures Brother of Sickle Cell

At two weeks old, Travis Washington was diagnosed with sickle cell disease. Since then, he spent much of his childhood in and out of hospitals, suffering from excruciating pain. At age 11, Travis had a mild stroke that left him weak on one side of his body. He underwent months of physical, occupational and speech therapy and fully recovered.

He began receiving blood transfusions every month to prevent another stroke. But in 2006, Travis had a massive stroke that permanently damaged the right si… Continue

Posted on September 5, 2009 at 9:11am —

Family Didn't Observe Any Injuries Before Child's Death

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 | 3:14 p.m. CDT
BY Tram Whitehurst

Keyonda Lumpkins testifies during her trial Wednesday afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse. The state rested its case Wednesday afternoon regarding the June 2008 death of her 2-year-old son.

COLUMBIA — Weakened by… Continue

Posted on September 3, 2009 at 9:38am —

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At 3:04am on September 24, 2009, Keda B. Reel said…: Thanks!

At 7:35am on September 11, 2009, Tameeka said…: Just so you are aware one of our fellow redlane members BLAK has passed away he passed aug 1st in a hospital in chapel hill,nc

At 10:15am on August 12, 2009, Tamika said…: Thanks for the welcome! My son is 15 and he has Sickle Cell, I am so elated to see this group and so happy to be here. Strength, love, and blessings to everyone!

At 11:14am on July 21, 2009, SHAY said…: Hey Lady,

I'm ok. Just got out of the hospital on Friday. Been in there since the 6th. But I'm a little better now. I have a lot of challenges ahead. Found some other stuff so I have to take care of it. I can't go back to work for a while. I'm seeing my hematologist every week now and they found another tumor. Gonna find out on Thursday what the next step is. What's doin' with the plans? How is it going?

At 6:17am on July 21, 2009, kiran kalway said…: Hi,Chi,
I am a counsellor for sickle cell anemia in tribal state of india called Chattisgarh, here prevalence for sickle cell is above 15% and awarness level is very low,you are doing very good work , we want to start a sickle cell society for parents of sickle sufferers(SS) how can we start it ?

At 4:51pm on July 20, 2009, Stefiebunni said…: hey again,hope you're doing great. Well today my doctors pulled up my family history of diseases and stuff like that and we have a family history of Lupus,I got tested for it and I have the mild form of it. I kind of knew it was something else because like you said,the SCD trait isn't that active.

At 12:55am on June 29, 2009, Stefiebunni said…: hey Ms. Lady..I got the results back..I have the Sickle Cell trait and beta thalassemia.. they also found a tumor in a gland of mine so tomorrow I go to have it removed..wish me luck..

At 8:22am on June 26, 2009, SHAY said…: Hi Sis!!!. I'm so glad to hear from you. I know that it's been a long time. Just been going through. Pneumonia, transfusions, pain..but thank God, I'm ok. I recently had more stroke symptoms but I'm hanging in there. You have to email me at my personal email. We have to talk. I'll hit you up tonight. You gotta fill me in on the plans. I guess I gotta travel to Chi..see you and my brother. Talk later. Love ya.

At 3:48pm on June 25, 2009, Stefiebunni said…: omg thank you so much and I will..congrats on your proposal to :)

At 2:29am on June 25, 2009, Stefiebunni said…: hey :) I haven't been on here in a while,say I have a question. I have the sickle cell trait(or so they say)and I have a lot lot of problems. Pains in my knees, and other parts of my body,I get sick sometimes for no reason what so ever,and my doctors can't figure out why. I have been to 5 different doctors and all of them say I don't have Sickle Cell,but I think I do because I know others with the trait and have no problems. I was wondering, do you know where I could go to see if I have the disease because my doctors are missing something.Oh and I have Iron Def. Anemia a lot to but they don't know what causes mine because I take iron therapy pills and I eat iron rich foods.

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In Memory Of

In memory of:

TRL's very own member BLAK in Charlotte, NC, who has now moved on to a better place as of August 1, 2009 in a hospital located in Chapel Hill, NC.

R.I.P. Soldier

Created by Lady Chi Sep 13, 2009 at 3:21pm. Last updated by Lady Chi Sep 13.

Congratulations to our Newest President of the United States: Barack Obama!!

I am so happy that I was able to still be here and help elect not only the best man team qualified for the job, but one that happens to be a Black man!! Our children not only has a Black President but a first family that looks like them!!

I am so happy to have been a part of this hugely historical event.

My pray

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Created by Lady Chi Nov 6, 2008 at 9:32am. Last updated by Lady Chi Nov. 6, 2008.