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🎬🩸 TWO WORLDS, ONE BLOOD — EPISODE 3

💔 “DO WE KEEP THE BABY?”

What happens when the joy of pregnancy turns into fear, uncertainty, and difficult decisions?

Two families. Two different worlds. One disease.

❤️ Sickle cell doesn’t choose between rich and poor. Behind every diagnosis is a family, a story, and a future worth fighting for.

🥺 If you were faced with fear and uncertainty during pregnancy, who would you turn to for support?

👇🏾 Watch Episode 3, share your thoughts, and remember: every family deserves accurate information, compassion, and the freedom to make informed decisions without judgment.

🎥 Premieres Friday, October 23, 2026

Tales by The Face of Sickle Cell
Created & Produced by Geraldine Aloh

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#TwoWorldsOneBlood #Episode3 #SickleCellAwareness #KnowYourGenotype #SickleCellWarrior TheFaceOfSickleCell FromPainToPurpose

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SEPTEMBER — SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH

My blood may carry sickle cell, but my blood also carries strength, courage, faith, and purpose.

I know what it means to live through pain, hospital stays, treatments, and days when your body tells you to stop but your spirit keeps fighting.

Sickle cell is part of my story, but it will never be the end of my story.

This September, I’m using my voice, my music, and The Face of Sickle Cell Inc. to speak for every warrior, every child, every parent, and every family affected by sickle cell disease.

We are more than our pain.
We are more than a diagnosis.
We are ROYAL BLOOD. 👑🩸

We dance. We pray. We rise.

#SickleCellAwarenessMonth #RoyalBlood #SickleCellWarrior #TheFaceOfSickleCell #SickleCellAwareness WeRise SeptemberForSickleCell

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Happy Mother’s Day to every mother around the world. ❤️

“Mama Must Stay” is more than just a song to me.It’s my story.

My mother fought for me to stay alive through sickle cell disease. Through the pain, hospital visits, tears, prayers, and sleepless nights… she never gave up on me.

Today, I honor her and every mother fighting beside a child living with sickle cell disease. Your love is strength. Your prayers matter. Your sacrifices are seen. 🌹

This song is for you. ❤️

Geraldine AlohFounder & CEO of The Face of Sickle Cell Inc

#HappyMothersDay #MamaMustStay #SickleCellAwareness #SickleCellWarrior #TheFaceOfSickleCell MothersLove Motherhood StrongMothers SickleCellDisease Faith Love Famil

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Episode 11: The Words They Used

When people don’t understand an illness…
they create their own explanations.

But sickle cell is not a curse.

#SameBloodDifferentAccess
#TheFaceOfSickleCell
#SickleCellAwareness
#EndTheStigma
#AfricanStories

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Episode 11: The Words They Used

When people don’t understand an illness…
they create their own explanations.

But sickle cell is not a curse.

#SameBloodDifferentAccess
#TheFaceOfSickleCell
#SickleCellAwareness
#EndTheStigma
#AfricanStories

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Episode 10: Beyond the Prediction

They were told their child might not live past two years.

But sometimes… survival rewrites the story.

#SameBloodDifferentAccess
#TheFaceOfSickleCell
#SickleCellAwareness
#Hope

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Something powerful is coming.

Two newborn twins born in Cameroon.
One story that reflects a global reality.

#SameBloodDifferentAccess
#TheFaceOfSickleCell
#SickleCellAwareness
#GlobalHealth
#healthequity

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We are still in business, today was a very special day 𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙘𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 I don’t have the right to the song 𝙢𝙚. #dryicetable #hustlersvibez #singlemom #action #fruit #cocktail #cocktaildress #godisgood #selffaith #bastfriend #creativity #creativtycocktail #proverbs31woman #statetostate #goinstyle #cocktails #gointernational I don’t own the right this song #hustlersvibez #creativtycocktail #cocktail #cocktaildress #godisgood #creativity

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🏀🏀🏀 𝗡𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂,
𝗡𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘆
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗧𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. 🏀🏀🏀

🌟𝙁𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙣🌟

𝘈𝘺2𝘊𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘤 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴.🖤❤️🖤

🎗𝗦𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲🎗

𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐋 👗 𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑 💃🏻 𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍 👸🏽𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐓 👑

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