Sickle Cell Warrior

Pneumonia:
Overview
Pneumonia is an infection in one or both lungs. Bacteria, viruses, and fungi cause it.

The infection causes inflammation in the air sacs in your lungs, which are called alveoli. The alveoli fill with fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe.

Read on to learn more about pneumonia and how to treat it.

Is pneumonia contagious?
The germs that cause pneumonia are contagious. This means they can spread from person to person.

Both viral and bacterial pneumonia can spread to others through inhalation of airborne droplets from a sneeze or cough. You can also get these types of pneumonia by coming into contact with surfaces or objects that are contaminated with pneumonia-causing bacteria or viruses.

You can contract fungal pneumonia from the environment. However, it doesn’t spread from person to person.

Symptoms of pneumonia
Pneumonia symptoms can be mild to life-threatening. They can include:

coughing that may produce phlegm (mucus)
fever
sweating or chills
shortness of breath that happens while doing normal activities or even while resting
chest pain that’s worse when you breathe or cough
feelings of tiredness or fatigue
loss of appetite
nausea or vomiting
headaches
Other symptoms can vary according to your age and general health:

Children under 5 years old may have fast breathing or wheezing.
Infants may appear to have no symptoms, but sometimes they may vomit, lack energy, or have trouble drinking or eating.
Older people may have milder symptoms. They can also exhibit confusion or a lower than normal body temperature.
Causes of pneumonia
There are several types of infectious agents that can cause pneumonia.

Bacterial pneumonia
The most common cause of bacterial pneumonia is Streptococcus pneumoniae. Other causes include:

Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Legionella pneumophila
Viral pneumonia
Respiratory viruses are often the cause of pneumonia. Some examples include:

influenza (flu)
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
rhinoviruses (common cold)
Viral pneumonia is usually milder and can improve in one to three weeks without treatment.

Fungal pneumonia
Fungi from soil or bird droppings can cause pneumonia. They most often cause pneumonia in people with weakened immune systems. Examples of fungi that can cause pneumonia include:

Pneumocystis jirovecii
Cryptococcus species

*A sickle cell warrior's PhD journey.*

Is it worthy educating a child with sickle cell disease?

Do sickle cell warriors have to be limited to only vocational courses?

What happens when a sickle cell warrior decides to study beyond the first degree? Is it worthy the risk?

The Sickle Cell Warrior Dairies Program brings you two sickle cell warriors who are currently pursuing their PhDs to share with us their academic journey.

Our guests are;
1.: She is a Zambian sickle cell warrior and advocate. Bernadette is a PhD student at University of Zambia

2. 7: He is a Ugandan sickle cell warrior and advocate. Sharif is a PhD Candidate at Kansas University, USA

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THREE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT RELATIONSHIP

There are three things you need to know about relationship.

The first thing to know is that, there are good people, and there are also bad people as well. Everybody cannot be good and everybody cannot be bad, even if you have passed through alot of bad relationship, that does not classify everybody to be bad, so always have this mindset that there are bad people and there are also alot of good people.

The second thing you need to know is discernment. You need to be discerning, to know when you are with good people or bad people.

I also want you to know that, there is good in every bad person, and there is also bad in every good person, so even when you classify someone as a good person, you will still see the bad side of him or her.

People might be good but not perfect because they have flaws. There is nobody on earth that has no flaw. If you are choosing a life partner, find out if their good outways their flaws, find out if you can cope while living with the person.

You must decide whether you are bringing that person into your life, despite all the flaws you saw in him or her.

Ladies, if a guy is insulting and abusing you physically, please don't marry him, even if there seems to be one good thing you love about him, please don't marry him because beating a woman is not flaw.

The third thing is to treat everyone with respect and love, whether they are good or bad, because most times, the person you think is bad, is actually good for someone else.

If you are waiting for the good one without flaws, I don't think you will marry in this life, because there is no perfect husband to be or wife to be, so choose someone you think and know you can cope with their flaws.
*FACTS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS*✍🏼

1. Sleeping alone is better than sharing your BED with someone who shares a BED with someone else when you are not around.

2. Cheating does not mean you have to kiss, meet or have s*x with a third party. Once you find yourself deleting texts and e-mails so that your partner will not see them, you are already there.

3. If a man is crazy about you, pray he does not get well, if he is getting well, know that another woman is giving him some tablets.

4. First love may not die, but true love can bury it.

5. If you still believe "LOVE IS BLIND" then I know for sure MARRIAGE WILL OPEN IT FOR YOU.

6. A woman's beautiful face attracts a flirt; A woman's beautiful heart attracts a lover; A woman's beautiful character attracts a man.

7. Never you fall in love because you are lonely, fall in love because you are ready.

8. A blessed water is better than a cursed fried rice. A Godly poor man is far much better than an angry rich man in marriage.

9. I will rather have you stay in your fathers house that you are sure of, than pack into a man's house you are not sure of.

10. Most men base their capacity of manhood and their abilities to fertilize ovaries and produce children. Any man can impregnate a woman. The real deal is HOW MANY MEN CAN BE THE FATHER TO THEIR CHILDREN, not promoters of ABORTION?

11. HOLY Wives do not just speak in tongues, they MANAGE their homes, make SUPER meals, raise GODLY kids, and finally they
bring out the KING in their man.

12. When you tend to your garden diligently you will be the one to reap the fruit of the vine thereof.

13. You can say "sorry" a million times, say "I love you" as much as you want, say whatever you want, but if you are not going to prove that the things you say are true, then do not say anything at all. Because if you cannot show it, your words do not mean a thing.

14. Never you lie in order to satisfy somebody for a moment, because the pain that you cause them in the future can last them for a lifetime.

*LET'S BE WISE AND TAKE COUNCEL*✍🏼
Ladies who fight to keep men are not wise. Women who fight to keep men are not wise. *It makes no sense to also fight other women to leave your man alone*.

That’s his job and not yours. *If your man keeps putting you in a position where you have to fight other women, you need a better man.*

He doesn’t love you. He just playing games with your feelings and destroying your self esteem. Ladies, fighting for a man’s love and attention is wrong. It shows you have underlying insecurities and low self esteem.
*You can’t force someone to love and show you affection if they don’t feel the same way*. Forget all the lies society tells you that if you love him, you will fight for him. You shouldn’t be fighting alone.

*If he’s also fighting to keep you, then it is a healthy situation. But when you are the only one fighting, you will look foolish and desperate.* I don’t believe you have to fight to keep a man.

Why are you wasting your time holding to dead weight just because you want to claim to have a man you are in a relationship with? Putting up with all the hurt, humiliation and stress that comes from being in a relationship with him who doesn’t want you as much as you want him is emotionally draining.

He doesn’t have the right to take away your dignity and turn you into a jealous crazed maniac, but you do have the right to move on. As a woman, it is your right to refuse to be disrespected. *It is your right to move on and know that you deserve better than fighting to keep someone who doesn’t want to be kept.*
He is not the only man on earth.
*There are many fishes in the sea.*

*Stop hurting yourself by holding on to an unwilling man.*

*One of the reasons you shouldn’t fight to keep a man by your side is that he won’t respect you. He will keep chasing other women and giving you the unhealthy task of fighting them on his behalf.*

*It’s not your duty to fight other women to leave him alone, that’s his duty to you as your man*.

Don’t forget that. You shouldn’t be making excuses for his irresponsibility. He is not a baby. He is an adult who knows good and bad.

*So, save your strength for productive things instead of snooping around his phones to track his latest catch that you will go and fight*.

You can’t force someone to love you. *You don’t have to stay in a relationship with someone who doesn’t freely love you.*

*You are limiting yourself to a person who is not in love with you and you are wasting valuable time too*.

*Ladies, fighting to keep a man makes you look needy. If he broke up with you, move on with your life. there’s no point guilt tripping him to stay with you.*

Both of you will be miserable. When you are in a relationship where you feel that you have to constantly fight for your man’s love, fight for his attention, and fight other women to leave him alone, you are not in a healthy relationship.
You are in a personal hell that only you can break free of. Let go of that man if you are miserable, knowing full well that your soul mate is out there.

*You can find him if you stay true to yourself and do away with desperation*.

*Ladies, stop breaking your own hearts. Fighting for someone’s heart or faithfulness is a battle you will never win.*

In your journey through life, you need to find a man with the same relationship values as yourself. *Fighting to keep a man in your life is senseless. It is not worth it. You deserve so much more.*

If a man is not matching your own efforts in making your relationship work, leave him alone. There are many men out there who would love you and treat you right. *Ladies, stop with the desperation to have a man at all costs.*@ GRACIOUS

*SICKLE CELL GROUP SEEKS COLLABORATION WITH ANAMBRA BROADCASTING SERVICE*

The CEO of Anambra Broadcasting Service Awka, Hon. Chido Obidiegwu, recently played host to the Association of People Living with Sickle Cell Disorder, on a familiarization tour to his office in Awka.

The official visit was to form an alliance with the ace broadcaster, to create more platforms for sickle cell sensitization and genotype education, using electronic media as a source of health information and enlightenment.

The national coordinator of APLSCD who led members of the organization and other children from the sickle cell orphanage and underprivileged home Agulu, said they where in ABS to look for more ways to enlighten the public on sickle cell disorder. Mrs Aisha Edward thanked the CEO of ABS for the warm reception, and recognized the station as a veritable platform for information dissemination.

Hon Chido Obidiegwu while receiving the national coordinator of APLSCD, Mrs Aisha Edward Maduagwu, to ABS Awka, spoke highly of the organization and what it represents in the fight against sickle cell disorder. He said that after his diligent investigation of the activities of Aisha Edward and APLSCD, he came to find out that Aisha Edward is more like a missionary and so deserves every necessary human support.

“ Enlightenment is very important when we talk about sickle cell disorder, as a media house I can assure you that we would give you all the support and inexhaustible time to talk on our various platforms about sickle cell disorder."

“This is a war that I'am going to join you to fight, this advocacy you must take to schools, churches, families, market organizations, everybody should be aware of how to prevent sickle cell disease.”

“Love and affection is not enough to make the mistake of bringing in sickle cell children, genotype results should never be compromised on the alter of blind love,” Hon Chido further stated.

In her further remarks, Mrs Aisha Edward Maduagwu thanked the CEO and Anambra Broadcasting Service for being immensely supportive to the organization. The radio station of ABS had been running some advertorials and calls for assistance on the sickle cell orphanage and underprivileged home Agulu, particularly on the twins who broke down with sickle cell crisis and were admitted at NAUTH Neni. She reiterated her resolve to continue championing sickle cell advocacy not minding the numerous challenges and distractions.

A presentation of the Anambra State Sickle Cell Disease (Prevention and Eradication) Law, was the highpoint of the meeting, with appeals to governments and other stakeholders to join hands in the fight against sickle cell disorder.

~APLSCD News Publication 2023.
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Association of People Living with Sickle Cell Disorder – APLSCD APLSCD is an association that caters for the medical and welfare needs of persons living with sickle cell disorder, and dully registered with Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission with the registration number CAC/IT/86143.