Since have been on nairaland. I have never comment on a topic. Bt this topic touches my heart. Am a sickle cell patient. I have been struggling for my life for the past 17 years. Sometimes i wished i could just die and maybe if i have the chance i should come back but not with sickle cell anemia again. But one thing am sure about in this world is that everytin have been predestined to happen. I can never make the mistake of marrying someone our genotype dont match. When talkin about love. If truely couples with genotype that doesnt match love demselves, Dey wont marry each other or if dey do, they should go for adoption. If they give birth to an scd child and eventually they were not able to take care of the innocent child. It will come to a day when the child will say "when you know you will not be able to take care of me y did you bring me to this world". I have never said this to my parents because i understand what the world is all about. And as for other sickle cell patients like me. I will just tell you to be thankful to God. Had it been you had cancer or HIV what will you do to God?? Everybody in this world have his/her own problem. So pls lets stop the pro creation of sickle cell children and those of us that already have it lets understand that Life Worth Living and try our best to convince ourselfs that we can be normal like every other human being BUT i will be the happiest boy on earth if only i can survive one day without having any pain. STILL, I THANK GOD FOR MY LIFE