Lady Who Struggles With Sickle Cell In School Graduates With First Class

A lady with sickle cell and a hipbone complication graduated with a first class degree from Unilag.

She had to use crutches and a walking frame to move around, and she changed her course of study.

She thanked God, her friends and family for their support, and encouraged other people with health issues to never give up.

A lady who identified herself as Joy Fro has shared her inspiring story of how she overcame the challenges of sickle cell and a hipbone complication to graduate with a first class degree from the University of Lagos (Unilag).

The lady narrated her struggles on X (formerly Twitter) through her handle @joy_fro, saying she got admission into Unilag when she had a sickle cell complication called avascular necrosis of the hipbone.

Inspite of everything, she graduates with first class.

According to her, her doctors told her she could never walk on her own until she had a hip replacement surgery on both hips. As a result, she had to use crutches and later a walking frame to move around. She opens up after graduating with first-class.

She said she had been in and out of the hospitals so many times for sickle cell crisis, and that Unilag medical center was almost like her second home at some point. In spite of all the challenges, she graduated from Unilag with a first class degree.

She also thanked her friends, mom and sisters, who constantly reminded her to take care of herself, take her drugs, drink plenty of water. Her story has touched many people on social media, who praised her for her courage, resilience, and achievement. They also wished her well in her future endeavors and prayed for her healing.

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