Episode 2

This week our host’s  Nikki Akparewa and Karim Assalaam are discussing with Mariam Lawal.

A dynamic bi-coastal woman living with Sickle Cell Disease; Mariam Lawal discusses her personal experiences navigating the healthcare system.

Topics:

• Highs and Lows

• The spectrum of pain crisis and Healthcare providers

• The conundrum of pain and composure as a Black

• individual

• Implicit bias in healthcare system study

“They should create a sickle cell pain simulator, if half these doctors understood the pain we’re in, they would not treat us the way they treat us.”

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