Living with Sickle Cell Disease 2

Well I’m in the hospital once again. People are always shocked by how often I have to go to the hospital, but for me it’s just normal. I’ve been here for four days now and should be released sometime today; so this hospitalization is actually one of my shorter stays. I’m usually in here for a week or more. I’ve been having really bad stomach pains so that was the reason for this time. I didn’t even know Sickle Cell pains could be in the stomach but my doctors say that must be what it is, and plus while I was here my feet started hurting too and I know that’s from the Sickle Cell, so I guess their right. I’m so ready to go home! I’ve been getting sick a lot lately and haven’t really had the time to do anything. Hopefully after this my next crisis won’t happen for awhile. I’m still trying to get me and my moms jewelry business up and running, and being sick all the time is making that task almost impossible. I’m not a quitter though so it’ll get done. I’ve done so much with it already so I’m not giving up. Anyway…at least these past few visits to the hospital hasn’t required me needing anymore blood transfusions, I’ve had so many that I’ve lost count of them years ago. That’s why I have iron overload now which, of course, isn’t good. I’ve been in this hospital so many times that all the nurses know me (and my family) by name! I guess that’s good though, because when I come they know exactly how to care for me (including the doctors). Yeah, I may be in this hospital a lot but I am still truly blessed. My motto is: someone always has it worse. So even though my situation isn’t the best, I just constantly remind myself of that. That really helps too, for those days when I’m feeling sorry for myself or am in a lot of pain. Someone always has it worse… Bye!

Living With Sickle Cell Disease

So, I’ve been in the hospital now for over a week with this sickle cell crisis. I was actually here the week before for stomach pains and vomiting, then I got out that wednesday and had to go back early the next morning..crazy. For those of you who don’t know, Sickle Cell is a blood disorder; instead of my red blood cells being normal sphere (circle) shaped, they’re crescent shaped so they don’t flow throughout the body properly the way they should. When this happens oxygen doesn’t get circulated and this causes extreme pain and swelling. Me and my brother both have Sickle Cell. This crisis was pretty bad, it hasn’t hurt this much in awhile. I had fevers and could barely walk. I’m doing much better now since I’ve had the blood transfusion yesterday, I needed two units of blood. Mine was really low (5.5) and most of it was sickled so the transfusion was definitely needed. Hopefully I’ll be out of here within the next few days. A lot of people never have to be in the hospital in their life, but to me this is normal I’ve been in and out of hospitals since I was a kid. This is why I always say people don’t know just how good they have it in life. If some people had to spend a day in my shoes I guarantee they wouldn’t last to the end. God put this disease in me and my brother life because he knew we would be able to handle it (even though it is still extremely hard to deal with). But there’s no use in complaining about it, I’m still alive and that’s all that matters. Anyway, I’m going to start doing a lot more blogs on my sickness, since it’s such a huge part of my life and not many people know about it who better to get awareness out there than someone with Sickle Cell?? Later readers!

Quote of The Day

“A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something”. – Anonymous

Quote Of The Day

“I don’t stand for the black man’s side, I don’t stand for the white man’s side. I stand for God’s side.” – Bob Marley

Quote Of The Day

“A word to the wise ain’t necessary – it’s the stupid ones that need the advice.” – Bill Cosby

R.I.P. Whitney Houston

As you all have heard by now, the legendary, Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48. The cause of death has yet to be known, but people are speculating that it’s drug related. I first heard about this shocking news through Twitter; I thought that it was just another trending topic prank, but once CNN started reporting on it I knew it was real. It’s very shocking and sad to know that Whitney Houston is no longer with us; but a lot of news stations and people on Twitter are saying that, yes it is shocking, but because of her widely publicized drug problems, it was always in the back of everyone’s mind that this could one day happen. Regardless of what the cause of Whitney Houston’s death is, she was still a human being, a mother, daughter, friend…so we should all be very saddened by her passing. The world has lost yet another magnificent vocalist, she will be truly missed.

Quote Of The Day

“A man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Bitterness Towards Valentine’s Day

So, as you all know (or should know) Valentine’s Day is fast approaching! And what I’ve been noticing is that a lot of people are very bitter about this. Me personally, I never have any issues or mixed feelings about Valentine’s Day. I honestly don’t take it that seriously, if I have plans or am in a relationship at the time, fine, if I’m not and I don’t have plans, that’s also fine. To me it’s just another day. For some reason I’ve never put much thought into Valentine’s Day like I do with all other holidays. But apparently, not everybody else is like me. My Twitter timeline has been full of tweets from people that are very bitter about Valentine’s Day. I was actually shocked at some of the tweets I read! People tweeting “f**k Valentine’s Day and f**k love!” “whoever has a date for Valentine’s Day can go to hell!”…just some insane comments. And it made me realize just how lonely and bitter some people are. The only reason someone would even bother tweeting something like that is because, they’re not happy with what their marital status is. If someone is in a relationship, and is excited about Valentine’s Day, don’t steal their joy just because you’re not happy. If the roles where reversed they would definitely not want someone raining on their parade, so why do that to someone else? Just look at it as another regular day; that’s what I do every year, whether I’m with someone or not! This year I’m in a relationship, yes, but if you read my other blog you’ll know that my significant other is a damn workaholic, lol. So I seriously doubt we’ll be doing anything special, but I’m not bitter about it!…I said all that to say this…..cheer the hell up! It’s just another day! Get a freaking grip of yourselves! Next year you’ll probably be jumping up and down with excitement over Valentine’s Day, if you’re with someone then, so chill out! Stop being bitter and stop raining on other peoples parades, that’s just…mean. Okay, I’m done, just needed to get that off my chest. Later!

Black History Month Quote Of The Day

“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” – Maya Angelou

Relationships and Workaholics

So, I’ve been dating a certain someone for just a few months now, and everything about him is great. He’s funny, smart, caring, understanding, good looking, tall (I’m tall so whoever I date HAS to be tall), and just an all around good person. But there is one huge problem…he’s a workaholic! Literally, he works all the time. He manages a football team, and he’s a MMA fighter. So when he’s not working he’s training for a fight. I never knew just how vigorous these fighters trained, it’s crazy! When we first started talking, he told me that he never stayed in a relationship because the girl could never handle his working schedule; now I see exactly what he meant. So, how do you handle being in a relationship with someone that’s a complete workaholic?? I really like him, and everything else about him is great, so I really don’t want to end things just because of this. Help!!