Warrior Champion: Defying the Odds with Sickle Cell Disease

  Childhood with Sickle Cell Disease in the British Virgin Islands during the seventies was just but a life struggle. My story is all about strength, perseverance and nothing is impossible no matter how hard life tries to make it for you. This is my story of a warrior champion who fights life despite life challenges and strives to help every warrior fight life with full force . A Childhood of Innocence and Pain.  I was born a seemingly healthy child, the youngest in my family, and the only one diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease. As a little girl, I was joyful, carefree, and full of dreams. I loved fashion and travel. I saw myself as a budding fashionista, often dressed in cute outfits with a little handbag slung over my shoulder. However, I was more into traveling and wanted to explore the world.  In the journey of my life somewhere along the way, the picture of my childhood began to change. The chubby, healthy little girl I once was started losing weight, and pain began to dominate m