Drop the word sickler...it just makes me feel like you're calling me names, a bad name at that.
People with cancer aren't called Cancler, those with diabetes aren't called the diabeters, people with MS aren't called the scleroser---so why the fuck are you calling me the sickler? I know it's a shorter way to say sickle cell anemic patient, but if you are going to give us a nickname, why can't you make it something cool and edifying---something that actually shows the other side of what we are faced with.
Like the Survivor. The Fighter. The Warrior. The Soldier. The Balancer.
Any of these will do.
Kthanxbye!
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That's my Fighting, Surviving Warrior. Kick some Ass babe!
I can't hear that word and not go into a rage, I guess reading it doesn't feel any different.
The worst part is, my mum uses that word arrrggg.
Thanks Waitress!
Y Corner, start the change with your mom. Tell her how much it bothers you and that you don't want her to use it anymore. A little education and enlightenment can go a long way. Let the wave begin there. Good luck!
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