If you missed any part of the homecoming week then I'm sorry to hear that because we had fun and New Orleans was Spectacular. Each day we took you to a different part of New Orleans ESD style! ESD 7th Annual Homecoming week was off the chain! Not only was it fun but it was also for a serious cause.... Sickle Cell Anemia Disease. This week we have raised a total of $28,166L for Sickle Cell. If you donated give a pat on the back to yourself because you have made a impact toward saving a life. For those that can't thank you themselves, allow me to say thank you on their behalf.
It is estimated that between 90 to 100,000 Americans are living with Sickle-Cell Anemia, many of them people of color!
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. People with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that contain mostly hemoglobin* S, an abnormal type of hemoglobin. Sometimes these red blood cells become sickle-shaped (crescent shaped) and have difficulty passing through small blood vessels.
When sickle-shaped cells block small blood vessels, less blood can each that part of the body. Tissue that does not receive a normal blood flow eventually becomes damaged. This is what causes the complications of sickle cell disease. There is currently no universal cure for sickle cell disease.
Hemoglobin is the main substance of the red blood cell. It helps red blood cells carry oxygen from the air in our lungs to all parts of the body. Normal red blood cells contain hemoglobin A. Hemoglobin S and hemoglobin C are abnormal types of hemoglobin. Normal red blood cells are soft and round and can squeeze through tiny blood tubes (vessels). Normally, red blood cells live for about 120 days before new ones replace them.
People with sickle cell conditions make a different form of hemoglobin A called hemoglobin S (S stands for sickle). Red blood cells containing mostly hemoglobin S do not live as long as normal red blood cells (normally about 16 days). They also become stiff, distorted in shape and have difficulty passing through the body’s small blood vessels. When sickle-shaped cells block small blood vessels, less blood can reach that part of the body. Tissue that does not receive a normal blood flow eventually becomes damaged. This is what causes the complications of sickle cell disease.
Let's go over some of the events this week.
Day One Pouchatoula Strawberry Festival
Day Two... Mardi Gras
Day 3... Essence Fest
Day 4, Last Day... Red Dress Run
Again on behalf of Eta Sigma Delta Sorority, we would like to thank our wonderful sponsors for this year's Homecoming.
★ BOSL
★ SLEPT ON BEAUTY
★ SIGMA GAMMA SIGMA SORORITY
★ XI OMICRON XI
★ LAKE GENEVA
★XI GAMMA XI FRATERNITY
★ HILLMAN UNIVERSITY
★ HILLMAN GENERAL HOSPITAL
★ FAMILY LUV MEDICAL BIRTHING CENTER
★ SACRED HEART MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
★ SACRED HEART MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
ETA SIGMA DELTA WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO SHOWED SUPPORT TO US THIS WEEK FOR OUR HOMECOMING 2K20. ALL WEEK WE HAVE BEEN RAISING MONEY AND SPREADING AWARENESS FOR SICKLE CELL . THIS YEAR WE RAISED $28,166L FOR THIS IMPORTANT CAUSE... ONCE AGAIN SHOUT OUT TO ....
★ THETA DELTA ALPHA
★ OMEGA LAMBDA RHO
★ CHI OMEGA THETA
★ CHI ALPHA PSI
★ SIGMA CHI PHI
★ LAMBDA RHO LAMBDA
★ ZETA GAMMA RHO
★ THETA GAMMA XI
★ MU SIGMA NU
★ BETA OMEGA IOTA
TO OUR NON-GREEK COMMUNITY
★ DJ INDIA
★ DJ SPICE
★ SLEPT ON BEAUTY
★ BOSL
★ QUEEN LACE
Huge shout out to the awesome DJ's who held us down and did their thing this week:
DJ ANDRE DVERE
DJ INDIA
DJ SPICE AKA CLAUDIA URBINA
DJ SPICE AKA CLAUDIA URBINA
See you all next year with a new theme and new fun! 😊
Signing out
Cassie D. Shaw M.D.
aka Big Sister On Point
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