My Brother Has Sickle Cell
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My Brother has Sickle Cell- My brother Alvin and I are only 2 years apart. We share lots of things- same mom, same dad, how much we love basketball, football, our dog diamond and video games. Charles loves his brother Alvin. He looks up to him in many ways. Because he is great at so many things-swimming, playing basketball, and playing musical instruments. Sometimes Alvin gets very sick, he has pain in his body and sometimes cannot walk. He cries out because he hurts and it makes me feel sad. What is happening to Alvin? After Alvin gets his medicine or after he returns from his visit to the hospital he gets back to his normal self-laughing, playing games, having fun and being big brother. Alvin is my big brother. He is strong he is brave but he has a disease called sickle cell. In this genuine and emotional story, told from a brother’s point of view, we meet a family whose oldest son teaches them the importance of love, hope, tolerance and strength. Why we wrote this book- how it can help you This book was a much needed inspiration for families that struggle with sickle cell anemia or to those who might not have an immediate family member with sickle cell but knows someone facing this disease. My brother has sickle cell, is a book about a concerned sibling who has a brother with a unique circumstance- and he is not sure how to deal with it.
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From mom, professor, author and life coach Dr. Erica Gamble-----a heartwarming story about a boy who happens to have sickle cell, based on her son, who has the disease. "My brother has sickle cell. After learning what sickle cell is I now know more about my brother”. Alvin is special and he has a special love for animals, especially Diamond. When Alvin and Diamond are together it helps to ease his pain. Diamond make’s Alvin feel better- she licks his face, plays catch with him, lays on his leg when he is in pain and stays close to him when he is sad. Only Alvin can get Diamond to sit,run or roll over. Dr. Erica Gamble collaborates with her son on this book based on her now 22- year old son, who has sickle cell anemia.
About the Author
Dr. Erica Gamble, professor, author, life-coach, mother and wife has paired with her son Dwayne to co-author this uplifting book based on their personal perspectives and experiences with Aaron, Erica’s son and Dwayne’s brother who has sickle cell anemia. She has been a past board member for the sickle cell anemia association and worked as an advocate and volunteer since 1993 to help families who are raising children with sickle cell. She also serves as an after school volunteer for children with sickle cell in hopes of educating and inspiring children and parents struggling with this disease. Dr. Gamble plans to start an organization in Atlanta and eventually expand globally dedicated to helping children with sickle cell gain access to affordable treatments and therapies. Dwayne Robinson, age 20, wrote this book with his mother, Dr. Gamble, to help share awareness about sickle cell with other children from his perspective as a young boy. Dwayne has assisted his mother in volunteering with the foundation and has based narrative for this story on real events that happened in his family. Dwayne is a junior at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro Georgia and Dr. Gamble resides in Marietta, Georgia. Aaron Robinson, age 22 is “Alvin”. He is a student at Strayer University in Atlanta Georgia and continues to manage his health and work with his family to help find a cure for sickle cell.