Re-discovering what it means to have Sickle Cell Trait
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?
Having an illness you can't see...
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.
"Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
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.
