“My family learnt about Sickle Cell Disease the hard way”

Also: This quiz will either trigger nostalgia or make you realise how old you are. [Enjoy and Share!]( Enjoy and Share! [View Online]( [Enjoy and Share!](#) [article image](#) [article image](#) I have some experience with having an illness that takes up a lot of your life. My scoliosis diagnosis came in 2016, and it was absolutely hellish. Fucked up my life then, fucking it up now. Here’s my interview with a woman who’s been living with a sickness all her life. She might be going through crises and her body might betray her, but this life? She’s vowed to enjoy it. Sickle Cell 0:1 Her [Editor Headshot] Itohan Editor. I have some experience with having an illness that takes up a lot of your life. My scoliosis diagnosis came in 2016, and it was absolutely hellish. Fucked up my life then, fucking it up now. Here’s my interview with a woman who’s been living with a sickness all her life. She might be going through crises and her body might betray her, but this life? She’s vowed to enjoy it. Sickle Cell 0:1 Her [Editor Headshot] Itohan Editor. Do you have something to sell? Use Paystack Storefront! 👉🏾Learn more at [paystack.com/storefront]( Do you have something to sell? Use Paystack Storefront! 👉🏾Learn more at [paystack.com/storefront]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [article image]( [What She Said: I Think Of My Body As A Clunky Old Car]( The subject of this week’s What She Said is a woman who was born with [Sickle Cell Disease]( (SCD). She talks about the first time she had a crisis, losing her sister to the disease, not allowing it stop her from enjoying her life, and how breakdowns are a regular part of her life. [Read her story]( [The Zikoko Guide To Making A Romantic Nigerian Music Video]( There are certain things to consider when making a [music video]( but if you are a Nigerian looking to make a music video, you can just disregard all those things and do these instead. There are a lot of things to consider when making a music video, here is a guide on how to make a perfect romantic music video. [Read the guide]( [7 Reasons Why Women Love Bathing With Hot Water]( Don’t lie, you’ve probably wondered why women love bathing with scalding hot water. Do they like the heat? Do they want to cook? Questions, questions. Anyway, your time of enlightenment has come. Here are seven reasons why women prefer bathing with scalding hot water. [Check them out]( [7 Nigerian Men Share How Sex Was Different Than They Imagined]( TW: Sexual abuse We’ve heard people say they wish they knew something different before they had sex, so we decided to ask Nigerian men how sex was different than they’d imagined. Here’s what they had to say: [Read the stories]( [Quiz: Sorry, If You’re Under 25 There’s No Way You Can Pass This Object Quiz]( This quiz will either trigger nostalgia or make you realise how old you are. Which will it be? Take the quiz below to find out: [Find out]( If you enjoyed this newsletter tell someone about it, forward it to them. Stay safe. Stay awesome! If you enjoyed this newsletter tell someone about it, forward it to them. Stay safe. Stay awesome! [about]( [Advertise]( [Subscribe]( [READ MORE STORIES]( [ABOUT]( [Advertise]( [GOT THIS FROM A FRIEND? SUBSCRIBE!]( [FB]( [Twitter]( [IG]( [IG]( You are receiving this email because you subscribed to receive marketing communications from Big Cabal Media under the terms of our [Privacy Policy](. [Click here to unsubscribe]( Zikoko is a Big Cabal Media brand. Copyright © 2019