Kechi ✨

Me when I’m a mum 😂

Ugh… this article makes me so cross.

I have seen sickle cell patients treated so badly in my time.

For some horrible reason they get labelled as “frequent flyers” their pain is not thought of as “important” because “they are always like that” and they are even thought of as “drug seeking”…->

Man, 34, dies in hospital waiting room 2 hours after staff ignore diagnosis Dave Onawelo suffered from sickle cell disease, and accurately told them he was suffering from sickle cell crisis - staff told his mother she was being anxious

🧵 This is a tough read. And there's layers here.

Avoidable mortality in the ED is always tragic, and services under immense strain are always the primary cause.

But let's face it, the poor care Sickle Cell patients frequently receive is due to racism.

www.mylondon.news/news/health/...

Black man with sickle cell disease died ‘naked and alone’ in cell The 43-year-old was found unresponsive in a cell on the healthcare unit at HMP Pentonville on 17 May 2022

Inquest finds that neglect was a contributing factor in the death of a Black sickle cell patient who died “naked and alone” in prison. He was restrained and strip-searched by officers in response to him raising concerns about being placed in a dirty cell. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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Is it safe out here…