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So there's been a lot going around about the cause of death of a UCF player being due to having Sickle Cell Trait (See link at bottom of page for more info). For years doctors have said people with SCT will not feel any symptoms of the illness at all, but there have been cases of carriers feeling mild levels of pain. Do you think it's time for doctors to reinvestigate and do a few medical trials?

This morning Broken Silence were invited onto DAB Colourful FM radio show on Life with Rosemary Laryea. Broken Silence's Marsha and Andrea Mothersill spoke to Rosemary about Broken Silence as a charity organisation, support within education and social life. Rosemary was delighted in the work that Broken Silence to and the campaign in auditioning new fresh talent for the show on 1st October 2011.

People everywhere get discriminated over things that other people can't see. With Sickle Cell it's not always easy to know what somebody is going through, especially as each case affects people differently. We need to remember in general that disability is not all about physical appearance. So many people out there have other illnesses and disabilities that affect their way of life & those of us who look @ people in disgust when they see them park their car in a disabled spot then get out of their car and walk off need to realise this.

Grow from you history, learn from your past, learn to develop your present, to protect and form your future.

Not once in my life did I ever believe I would graduate with a First Class Honours Degree in Multimedia Computing! Thank God! When I was in school I would usually think “One day I’d like to go to Uni, graduate and make my mum and dad proud”. I wanted to follow in my sister’s footsteps as I watched her grow and become more successful every year. I wasn’t 100% sure what I wanted to do but it needed to be something with art & design, and computers.

Never walked in my shoes, why this statement because Im yet to start believing that im anything from ordinary. I have been through things that only others have read about in the books based up on a life of mental and physical abuse but yet here I stand. I wake up every day thinking that God does want me around and yes he has a plan for me thats the only way I see it now because with all the trials and tribulations that I have been through whilst growing up and I am still here Its somewhat amazing. Who have ever read the book "UGLY" by Constance Briscoe.

The dreaded question: "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"

I know it's not just me who finds it difficult to answer that question but for some reason even when i have an idea about what i want to do in the future i cant vision myself 5 years from now. 5 years ago i couldn't vision myself 5 years from then.

I think when your life has been threatened numerous times from such a young age and you've seen your friends pass away from similar sitautions you start to believe you wont live past 18 or long after. It's like a dynamite effect, only a short time until it explodes.