Latest Sicklecelljourney Podcast Episodes
Maria Mendoza's Story
SCD Stories - May 05, 2023 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsGuest: Maria Mendoza, a parent and sickle cell disease advocate for her children and other families with SCD children. Maria has 2 children with SCD (Luis, 11 years old, and Andrea, 7 years old) and 1 with SCT. Maria stresses the importance of communicating with her children's teachers about ...
Hope & Destiny With Dr. Allan Platt
SCD Stories - April 28, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAllan Pratt is the author of "Hope and Destiny," a book about sickle cell disease that aims to educate patients, families, and clinicians about the disease. The book was inspired by a lack of services for sickle cell patients in 1985 and was started by a mother who wanted to get a clinic start...
Hope And Destiny With Dr. Lewis L. Hsu
SCD Stories - April 21, 2023 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHope and Destiny is available at: https://www.amazon.com/ https://hpcinternationalinc.com/bookstore Lewis Hsu co-authored "Hope & Destiny" with Allan Platt Jr. and James Eckman. The book aims to provide comprehensive education about sickle cell disease and accurate information about treatmen...
Destiny Van Sciver
SCD Stories - April 14, 2023 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDestiny Van Sciver is the author of "Sickle Cell Superheroes" and a mother of a child with Sickle Cell Disease. She wants her book to empower people with the disease to live a good quality life and be the superhero of their own story. After her child had a negative experience at school, she do...
Megan Lippert
SCD Stories - April 07, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHilton Publishing Co. specializes in health-related content. They collaborated with doctors to publish their first book on Sickle Cell Disease called "Hope & Destiny." The company has since published several other books on Sickle Cell Disease. Their mission is to make these books available to...
Shyala Pelmon, Living Well With Sickle Cell
SCD Stories - March 24, 2023 13:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSynopsis: In this episode, host Dwayne Golden speaks with sickle cell warrior and advocate Shyala Pelmon about what it means to live well with sickle cell disease. Charlotte shares her perspective on the importance of taking care of oneself through regular doctor visits, medication, and self-car...
Michelle Parr Story
SCD Stories - March 17, 2023 04:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDwayne Golden interviews Sickle Cell Disease advocate and patient, Michelle Par Michelle shares her experiences growing up with Sickle Cell Disease and feeling different from her peers The difficulty of getting others to understand the severity of her pain and the importance of having a suppor...
Erica Whiterspoon Story
SCD Stories - March 10, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsErica Whitherspoon talks about her experience living with Sickle Cell on the SCD Stories podcast. Her parents didn't know much about the illness She was not able to do things like swimming in a cold pool and was always labeled as "the sick one." With the help of three supportive friends, she ...
EP #9 The Elle Cole Story
SCD Stories - June 29, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsElle is a recipient of a Bronze Congressional Award and has been featured on NPR, ABC 7, BBC World Service Radio, and a guest on many podcasts. She is a writer, motivational speaker, and social media strategist. CleverlyChanging.com and the Cleverly Changing podcast are a go-to resource on healt...
EP #8 National Sickle Cell Day, The Toneisha Harris Story
SCD Stories - June 19, 2021 15:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToneisha Harris was the first African American female to make it as far as she did on NBC's The Voice, and is releasing a new single called “Let’s Change The World”. Toneisha has a message of encouragement for individuals and families of the sickle community.
EP #7 The Debra Brizzard Story
SCD Stories - May 25, 2021 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDebra is one of only a few assigned social workers for an agency in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania since most agencies use rotating social workers at clinics and hospitals.
EP #6 The Twaina Williams Story
SCD Stories - May 04, 2021 15:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTwaina and her son have dealt with the secondary and tertiary effects of Sickle Cell Disease and have had countless procedures since he was a child and are not allowing that to stop him from living his life.
Ep #5 Fredrika Nabbie Interview
SCD Stories - April 27, 2021 15:15 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings"SCD Stories" a podcast dedicated to amplifying the voices of individuals and families affected by Sickle Cell Disease and other health disparities. Each episode features powerful conversations with individuals who have experienced the challenges of living with Sickle Cell Disease firsthand, as ...
EP #4 Shalawn James Story
SCD Stories - April 20, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsShalawn and Jerrick have dealt with the secondary and tertiary effects of Sickle Cell Disease and have had countless strokes since he was a child and are not allowing that to stop him from living his life.
EP #3 Williams Family Story
SCD Stories - April 13, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe Williams family is a family of 5 and they unite together as advocates to fight not only against Sickle Cell Disease, but also on behalf of any and all under represented health communities.
EP #2 Tristan Lee Interview
SCD Stories - April 06, 2021 15:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTristan who has dealt with the secondary and tertiary effects of Sickle Cell Disease has had countless strokes since he was a child and is not allowing that to stop him from living his life to the fullest.
EP #1 Ronald Johnson Story
SCD Stories - March 23, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRonald Johnson is a member of the Board of Directors of the South Central PA Sickle Cell Council and the caregiver for his mother. Ronald is the only child in his family with Sickle Cell Disease and 2 of his siblings have the trait.
Welcome To SCD Stories
SCD Stories - March 21, 2021 23:35 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSickle Cell Disease is the leading hereditary blood disease in the nation but one of the least funded diseases. In order to bring the proper funding, support and attention to this disease we launched this podcast to increase awareness to ensure that even at the local support that will influenc...
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