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Jun 23, 2020

Oluyemi ‘Yemi’ Moses was born in Durham, NC, USA to parents who immigrated from Nigeria. She was the middle child in a family with seven children; four of those children were born with sickle cell disease, and Yemi was one of them. Throughout her life she has stood firm on the belief that sickle cell would...


Jun 15, 2020

Our guest today is Sophia Anna, also known as "The Sick Sexy" and continues in our series on Sickle Cell.  Born in 1993 and originally from England with a background of Greek and South American heritage, Sophia Anna is an online writer, content creator, model and works in healthcare.  She is extremely passionate about...


Jun 9, 2020

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic vascular disease, with a range of acute and chronic complications driven by ongoing vaso-occlusion. The diverse clinical manifestations of SCD can affect organs throughout the body. The self-perpetuating cycle of vaso-occlusion and vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) may account for...


Jun 2, 2020

Bile ducts carry the digestive liquid bile from your liver to your small intestine. In primary sclerosing cholangitis, inflammation causes scars within the bile ducts. These scars make the ducts hard and narrow and gradually cause serious liver damage.  Our guest today is Jenna Zigler an avid blogger at The...