I Live With A Gladiator - - The Sickle Siren
What have I learned…well first off the “X-factor” in everything is “people,” when I say people I mean their promoted passions; their inherited or self-determined purpose, and of course the manifestation of their power and how it is used… “for or against “…more on this a bit later. Sickle Cell Crisis and Courage For several years I've watched my wife meet the challenge of living with Sickle Cell Anemia. Forever a private person, she didn't often share the depth and breadth of her struggle. As for me, I didn't know much about it - - I had read a few things, heard a few things but never witnessed its wrath up close and personal…and believe me “wrath” is not a dramatic word - - Sickle Cell Anemia, is no joke. One night I saw her in a “real crisis” and it changed me…. Ya see I am (was) the fixer but the emotional state that comes with not being able to “fix this” left me feeling utterly helpless. Unfortunately, that wasn't the last time I saw her in a stru