Asiata Adupe Onikoyi Laguda, Oldest Person Living With Sickle Cell Turns 91


Alhaja Asiata Adupe Onikoyi Laguda was last year celebrated as one of the oldest persons living with sickle cell in the world. She turned 91 yesterday, November 1st 2016.

And as you can see in this photo released by her granddaughter, Moyo Asekun - CEO Pérola Moda, she is still bubbling with health and proof that sickle cell disease can be conquered!

At the time Alhaja Asiata Adupe Onikoyi Laguda was born in 1925 into the Onikoyi Chieftaincy family of Lagos, there was no immunization, no new-born screening, no hydroxyurea, no inkling that
hydration with just water could go a long way in dealing with sickle cell disease.

At that time, the average life expectancy of children born with sickle cell disorder was just five years.

Due to the high level of illiteracy at the time of her birth, she was never diagnosed with sickle cell. She endured years of pain, which kept her away from school till she was 12 years old. Her pain was so severe and frequent that she would beg God to let her die.

But she defied the odds... She survived sickle cell. Happy birthday to her!

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A clear indication that "death" is "random" and not by any specifications!!! Happy birthday Maami!!! Agba yin oni di Agba oshi!!

naso!!!

This is serious

God

HBD great Grandma

u re a warrior, u av defeated what many of us are very afraid of. And who says that God does not exist? He/she should explain this. may God continue to be ur strength ma

Okay

[size=18pt]Are you sure that it's Sickle cell that I know[/size]

Death Is Nonsense

she is a miracle

Rare grace, when someone who's AA is even dying young. Age with grace mama

awesome..ride on...9 years to the 100's and many more...

mama is waxing strong

Allahu Akbar

aww

Happy Birthday Momma Ise Olorun awa maa ridi

GOD Has Kept Her AND Would Continue to Keep her

God is Great! Great grace at work! He's YAHWEH! To mama more fruitful years in sound health! Agba yin o ni ribi ma

she tried

She is indeed"born to live"

Money speaking!!!

Congratulations

Wow...

I celebrate you Ma, indeed a survivor