Posts by: Tito Oye

Tito Oye

October 21, 2020October 19, 2020

While My Health Challenges Are Tough, I Smile Through Life

Columns, Her Sickled Journey – a Column by Tito Oye

One of my favorite features is my smile, and I find that in life, I have many things to smile about. I have very good people around me who ... Read more

October 14, 2020October 12, 2020

Why I Share My Health Journey on Social Media

Columns, Her Sickled Journey – a Column by Tito Oye

I share much about my journey with sickle cell disease on social media. I find it to be a handy tool in raising awareness, because it allows me to ... Read more

October 7, 2020October 5, 2020

How to Be a Good Friend to Someone With Sickle Cell

Columns, Her Sickled Journey – a Column by Tito Oye

Friendships are beautiful and make life much more meaningful. I love being in the company of friends. They have been a blessing in many ways, especially when it comes ... Read more

September 30, 2020September 29, 2020

Saying I’m Fine When I’m Not to Avoid the Hospital

Columns, Her Sickled Journey – a Column by Tito Oye

Needing to go to the hospital due to a vaso-occlusive crisis is never ideal or pleasant. As a kid, the idea of going to the hospital was a nightmare ... Read more

September 23, 2020September 21, 2020

I Started Going Outdoors More, but Soon Changed My Mind

Columns, Her Sickled Journey – a Column by Tito Oye

After many months of sheltering in place, or shielding, as we call it here in the U.K., the time finally came for me to leave my house for reasons ... Read more

September 16, 2020September 14, 2020

Thinking Ahead by Cultivating Healthy Habits Now

Columns, Her Sickled Journey – a Column by Tito Oye

Having a lifelong condition like sickle cell disease forces people to grow up pretty quickly. We must acknowledge certain responsibilities early on, and we can’t afford to ignore them ... Read more

September 9, 2020September 8, 2020

My 2 Hopes for Sickle Cell Awareness Month

Columns, Her Sickled Journey – a Column by Tito Oye

Just like that, it’s September again – aka Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Sickle cell awareness means shining a light on sickle cell warriors and revealing what life is like ... Read more

September 2, 2020September 1, 2020

What Chadwick Boseman Taught Me About Perseverance

Columns, Her Sickled Journey – a Column by Tito Oye

Death always is a sobering thing to process. Hearing about someone’s untimely passing — whether the person was close to us or not — reminds us of life’s fickle ... Read more

August 26, 2020August 24, 2020

Breaking the Habit of Assuming the Worst in Others

Columns, Her Sickled Journey – a Column by Tito Oye

Looking at my diagnosis in a positive light doesn’t come naturally to me. I usually view my health as a disadvantage, and I used to expect others to do ... Read more

August 19, 2020August 17, 2020

Sickle Cell Patients Should Have Medical Exemption in the UK

Columns, Her Sickled Journey – a Column by Tito Oye

In the U.K., the National Health Service maintains a medical exemption list with conditions that entitle patients to free prescriptions. This is a wonderful concept that relieves some of ... Read more