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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic What activities/habits have you had to give up in the name of maintaining good health? in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​Sickle Cell Disease 2 weeks, 1 day ago

    I’ve had to give up riding my bike too. I started this school year riding my bike to school but quickly reverted to walking to school or sometimes having someone drive me to school after persistent pain and problems breathing I had in that time. I was able to get through swimming lessons without much complaint, but I eventually gave up swimming…[Read more]

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic What helps you when you're stressed? in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​Sickle Cell Disease 2 weeks, 1 day ago

    Taking walks, or just pacing, and sipping hot water helps me when I’m stressed! Also, essential oils (particularly lavender), writing, doing puzzles, resting with my guinea pigs, and watching YouTube videos help.

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic First Point of Contact in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​Sickle Cell Disease 4 months ago

    I keep to myself as long as I can, drink hot water, use a heating pad, and watch YouTube videos if at home, but if it gets bad, I take medication too. If it by chance gets even worse, I go to the nurse or I inform my parents.

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic Do you have any pets? in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​Sickle Cell Disease 4 months ago

    That’s cool! :)) I previously wanted a dog, but the responsibility had me shying away too, so I became a guinea pig momma instead and have been for years! I tried to go into gardening at a point of time, but the only thing I was able to keep alive was some sort of cactus, which still wasn’t able to survive my terrible gardening skills. What kind…[Read more]

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic Covid Update? in the forum Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Sickle-Cell Anemia 4 months ago

    I am doing well, but a bunch of my classmates, teachers, and family friends are all of a sudden getting COVID, so I’m doing everything I can to protect myself. 👍🏾

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic Dealing with feeling like a burden to family and friends during crisis in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​Sickle Cell Disease 4 months ago

    Thank you so much for your response. That’s really encouraging to hear. I never really thought about how difficult it must be to take care of someone struggling w/ sickle cell, and I imagine at points my family must have felt the same, powerless to help me when I’m experiencing crisis or am in severe and continuous pain that I can’t keep quiet…[Read more]

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic Dealing with feeling like a burden to family and friends during crisis in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​Sickle Cell Disease 5 months, 2 weeks ago

    <p style=”text-align: left;”>I’m sorry for getting heated 😂 it was just a little confusing and frustrating to think about. I’m happy to have some people in my life who genuinely want to help me in anyway they can. I just need to start reaching out to people more!</p>

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic What is your favourite thing about where you live? in the forum Motivational Mondays 5 months, 2 weeks ago

    I live in an area with a warm climate and a lot of walking trails that go around ponds and have benches. Even when it gets cold, it doesn’t stay cold for long. It’s a nice place to be.

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic Dealing with feeling like a burden to family and friends during crisis in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​Sickle Cell Disease 5 months, 2 weeks ago

    My family used to make me feel stupid and crazy and like a burden during crisis and severe pain episodes, so I guess that impacted how I feel now when having any level of SC pain around friends and family. It’s always suffocating to be in a lot of pain when surrounded by people but feeling like I can’t tell anyone or ask for help, and in instances…[Read more]

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic What is your favourite drink? in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​Sickle Cell Disease 1 year, 2 months ago

    I’m obsessed 😅😂

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic Where are you from? in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​Sickle Cell Disease 1 year, 2 months ago

    I am also Nigerian and Yorùbá (I assumed you are also by your name), but I was raised in the U.S.

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic Hospital/crisis playlist in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​Sickle Cell Disease 1 year, 2 months ago

    When I’m in pain that is not too severe but I’ve done everything else I can do, I usually watch/listen to long documentaries and commentary videos on YouTube as a distraction. I even have some of them loaded onto my mp3 player so I can listen to them like podcasts whenever I need to.

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic Have you had the Covid-19 vaccine? in the forum Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Sickle-Cell Anemia 1 year, 2 months ago

    Many of my classmates are getting their vaccines, but I am not yet 16 and here that is the minimum age for the vaccine, so it’ll be a few months before I can get mine. Hopefully the pandemic would have gone way down by then. Good thing I rarely leave my house!

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic Do you find it hard to breathe while wearing a mask? in the forum Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Sickle-Cell Anemia 1 year, 2 months ago

    Sometimes I put them on and I’m completely fine, and other times I put them on and suddenly it’s like I have forgotten how to breathe! I don’t know if it’s me or the mask anymore. 😅

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic Have you started a business? in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​Sickle Cell Disease 1 year, 5 months ago

    I’m not sure if this counts, but I started a little business in 4th grade with a friend. I wasn’t able to play outside during recess much and I had picked up sewing and knitting a while earlier so I spent a lot of my recess time making stuff. I learned that my friend was able to knit as well and that she also made braided bracelets, so we created…[Read more]

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic Are you the only one in your immediate family with sickle cell? in the forum Sickle Cell Disease Awareness 1 year, 6 months ago

    I am the only one in my immediate family with sickle cell, my parents and older sibling have the trait, and my younger sibling has neither the trait nor the condition.

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    Oluwatomi replied to the topic What is your favourite drink? in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​Sickle Cell Disease 1 year, 6 months ago

    I dislike flavored drinks so I don’t really drink anything other than water- but my favorite type of water is hot water made by boiling water and pouring it into a mug, then adding a few ice cubes so that it doesn’t burn my tongue, but would still give the hot soothing feeling it gives trailing down my throat. I’ve also more recently been loving…[Read more]

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