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Meet The 94-Year-Old Nigerian Woman Who Has Lived With Sickle Cell Condition All Her Life (Photos)
Posted by Thandiubani on Wed 20th Jun, 2018 - tori.ngA Nigerian woman has become a source of inspiration for people living with Sickle Cell condition after living up to 94 years.
Alhaja Alakija has survived as a sickler for 94 years showing that people with the condition can live long
Nigerian doctor, Chioma (@Deekachy_md) has taken to Twitter to share the inspiring story of an elderly woman, Alhaja Alakija, who according to her has lived with sickle cell anemia for 94 years.
Dr. Chioma shared the story to inspire people living with the condition to know that there is hope of living long afterall. This comes after some have been spreading the belief that Sickle Cell condition is a death sentence.
Read her tweets below:
"Is she a Sickler? Eiya. 16? 🙆. She has tried o. I heard they start dying from 14 sef, but they don't pass age 22. This life is but a pot of beans 😖"
— Dr Chioma (Zobo Sipper) (@Deekachy_md) June 20, 2018
Me: 🙄. Shut up and meet Alhaja Alakija, 94 years old, living with sickle cell.💪
Pot of beans� 👇#SipsZobo#Tweet4SickleCell pic.twitter.com/armGV7TSfP
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