“When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.” Iyanla Vanzant Manmay LaKay is dedicated to raising awareness of the diseases, the health conditions that affect and afflict us — particularly our race. We will feature the diseases that steal […]
By: Monica Victor Cancer! A six letter word wreaking havoc on the human race. St.Lucian Research Scientist Dr. Whitney Henry PH.D is on a mission to stop it in its tracks. We all know someone who is affected by or whose life has been cut short by the pervasive and nondiscriminatory disease — CANCER. Perhaps we ourselves are in […]
By:Monica Victor Education and openness are key to achieving these goals At the height of the Y2K phenomena in 2000 when panic, uncertainty and fears that computers would reset and shut down sending planes spiraling from the sky, consumed with anxiety I travelled from St.Lucia to Canada to reconvene the nanny job I started four months prior. The […]
By: Monica Victor Her incredible journey battling this relentless disease and defying all odds Imagine checking into an emergency room and being told, “One thing is obvious, you’re going to die and the autopsy will tell us why. We have all this equipment, so many specialists and yet we don’t know what’s wrong with you.” For Felicia […]
Fast forward to March 2007 and Felicia was now in the United States. I was visiting my sister in Miami and fell sick, but this time it was different. When I got to the ER, the nurse took one look at me and said, ‘finally someone who is really sick’. What a greeting, huh. What were your […]
Felicia has been living life as a Lupie for nine years now. Albeit not an easy feat, she’s intent on kicking Lupus’ butt. So how is life as a Lupie? It’s hard, that’s the honest truth. Lupus takes the fight out of you. There are some things I will never do again, like sit outside in the sun. It’s […]
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