The oldest person living with sickle cell turns 91 - Asiata Adupe Onikoyi Laguda

Wow Asiata Adupe Onikoyi Laguda turned 91 November 1st 2016.

At the time Alhaja Asiata Adupe Onikoyi Laguda was born in 1925 into the Onikoyi Chieftaincy family of Lagos, there was no immunization, no new-born screening, no hydroxyurea, no inkling that
hydration with just water could go a long way in dealing with sickle cell disease.

At that time, the average life expectancy of children born with sickle cell disorder was just five years.

Due to the high level of illiteracy at the time of her birth, she was never diagnosed with sickle cell. She endured years of pain, which kept her away from school till she was 12 years old. Her pain was so severe and frequent that she would beg God to let her die.

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But she defied the odds... She survived sickle cell and , she is still bubbling with health and proof that sickle cell disease can be conquered! ,says her granddaughter, Moyo Asekun - CEO Pérola Moda