I want you to understand, Sickle Cell Anemia does not define you as a person. You are not a disease. It is, however, a big part of who you are. Living with the burden of Sickle Cell certainly does have a massive impact on you as an individual. It can shape your perspective in life and your view of the world. Though your illness does influence you in these and many other ways, you have a choice; you decide who you are as a person; you decide how Sickle Cell shapes your personality. Will you allow it to make you angry and bitter? I’ve seen this first hand and it’s what motivated to me to create this blog. Or will you use your illness to become a compassionate human being?
Through the things you endure as a result of living with Sickle Cell, you are given an opportunity to grow in ways most people don’t. Perhaps you, like I, at a very young age have learned life lessons and observed the human condition in ways many people never will. Let these experiences shape your character in favorable ways. Use those experiences to help other people. In doing so, your ability to patiently endure your trials will be increased and you will become a positive, rather than a negative, influence to the people in your life.
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