Stories of Strength, Love, and Resilience
A memoir and creative nonfiction project exploring the journey of raising children with sickle cell disease, blending personal experience with communal narratives.
-
Where to Start
Every book has a heartbeat. For Roots & Wings: SS Parenting, mine began at the intersection of love, worry, and hope—while raising Salome and Anjola, my two champions living with sickle cell (SS). What started as scattered notes in journals and late-night reflections soon took shape into something larger: a story that is mine, but…
-
Parenting with Resilience
A Framework for Understanding Family Adaptation in Nigeria’s Healthcare Landscape. Abstract This analysis examines the complex dynamics of parenting children with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Nigeria, the country bearing the world’s highest burden of this genetic condition. Drawing from community observations, market analysis of healthcare accessibility, and lived experience as a parent of two…
-
Hello world!
Roots & Wings: SS Parenting invites you into the intimate world of families navigating the challenges and triumphs of sickle cell disease. Through memoir, storytelling, and creative nonfiction, this project bridges personal experience with the collective realities of caregiving, culture, and community. Here, stories become a conversation — about resilience, love, and the shared strength…
-
Narratives of Resilience and Intimacy in African Digital Spaces
In the flickering glow of smartphone screens across the continent, African digital spaces have become arenas where stories of survival and connection unfold in real time. From the bustling streets of Lagos to remote villages in Kenya, platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Instagram and TikTok serve as virtual campfires. These spaces gather narratives of…
Got any book recommendations?