My name is Tosin Ola. I was born in Nigeria, raised in Nigeria, bred and buttered (as they say), in Nigeria. I came to the United States when I was 4, returned home to Naija when I was 10, and came back to the US when I turned 18. I'm assimilated into the US archetype, but am 100% Nigerian.
I actually have 13 names listed on my birth certificate; and yes, Jennifer is one of them.
Vixen is a nickname, coined from my first blog, which did not talk about sickle cell at all but delved more into the mysteries of dating and relationships. Since I used the same blogger profile when I set up this blog, the pseudonym carried over into this blog.
Sickle Cell Warrior, or SCW, is actually the pseudonym for this blog. I refuse to accept the label of sickler, sufferer or any other name that incites pitying looks and shunned whispers. I do not think that sickle cell is something to be ashamed of, and people with diabetes are not called diabeters...so why should I be called a sickler?
Anyway...now that that is all cleared up, let's get on to more important matters:)
3 comments:
you rock girl...
So this makes you yoruba. Thats nice. Anyways you've got a fan in me
Cheers
I'm not sure where the issues came from, but I will just say THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge and life through this venue. Yours was one of the first sites I found after our baby girl came home and I was searching - without much luck - for real-life information on SCD (not just the stuff in the medical-jargon books that the hematologist handed over with her diagnosis), and I've been following you ever since.
Wishing you health and blessings!
I was diagnosed as HEPATITIS B carrier in 2013 with fibrosis of the
liver already present. I started on antiviral medications which
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the 6 months long treatment and tested negative to the virus. Amazing
treatment! This treatment is a breakthrough for all HBV carriers.
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