I lost an Aunt (Among others) to SCD.
But in other words I lost her to ILLITERACY.
Her Father was Rich enough that he could bring to World to her feet to CURE her. He would sit down on her bed side & cry all through the crises.
But he didn't know what was happening.
He was SCD illiterate.
She never went to the hospital through crises (From age 1 to 32),
The family adopted the believe that it was CIWON SANYI ( Cold Disease) and would stuff her with herbal medicines & (some even suggested weird stuffs like crocodile bones : because it lives underwater and is not affected by cold).
I wished He had known.
I wished She had known.
We lost an entire family (both from the same mum) and a Cousin to Illiteracy.
To not knowing your genotype.
It hasn't stopped.
We are still loosing them.
I've stopped blaming SCD
I'm blaming the LACK OF AWARENESS (Illiteracy)
I'm blaming AFRICA & the WORLD in general
I'm blaming those who can SPEAK UP for SCD but are QUITE.
I'm BLAMING YOU & I.
#BREAKTHESICKLECELLCYCLE
#KNOWYOURGENOTYPE
Name : MufidaSadiq
Genotype: AS (Sickle Cell Carrier )
If I had known since I was 6, what is stopping you?.
(A tribute to Haj Aisha Mamman Shata Katsina, Ibrahim Mamman Shata Katsina & Amira Salah Shata).
But in other words I lost her to ILLITERACY.
Her Father was Rich enough that he could bring to World to her feet to CURE her. He would sit down on her bed side & cry all through the crises.
But he didn't know what was happening.
He was SCD illiterate.
She never went to the hospital through crises (From age 1 to 32),
The family adopted the believe that it was CIWON SANYI ( Cold Disease) and would stuff her with herbal medicines & (some even suggested weird stuffs like crocodile bones : because it lives underwater and is not affected by cold).
I wished He had known.
I wished She had known.
We lost an entire family (both from the same mum) and a Cousin to Illiteracy.
To not knowing your genotype.
It hasn't stopped.
We are still loosing them.
I've stopped blaming SCD
I'm blaming the LACK OF AWARENESS (Illiteracy)
I'm blaming AFRICA & the WORLD in general
I'm blaming those who can SPEAK UP for SCD but are QUITE.
I'm BLAMING YOU & I.
#BREAKTHESICKLECELLCYCLE
#KNOWYOURGENOTYPE
Name : MufidaSadiq
Genotype: AS (Sickle Cell Carrier )
If I had known since I was 6, what is stopping you?.
(A tribute to Haj Aisha Mamman Shata Katsina, Ibrahim Mamman Shata Katsina & Amira Salah Shata).
Allahu Akbar ���� they're all in a better place inshaallah. Alhamdulillah now that the family/world is blessed with you i believe the problems would be anticipated before they occur. Lack of awareness is always the bad side of everything in life. Its just like darkness in a land were fire can easily be set. I vow to do all i can to stand up for that(by ur side) with all i have/can even though Alhamdulillah i'm AA, but that's not my doing but rather Allah's n i believe whatever happens to my kind can also happen to me or someone dear to me. I never wanted to do something so badly. Allah ya bamu sa'a ��������❤️☺️
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