NFL STAR TEVIN COLEMAN’S DAUGHTER PLACED ON VENTILATOR AS A RESULT OF SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

Many celebrities have shared either their own personal journeys with sickle cell anemia or the journeys of their loved ones. Earlier this week, NFL star Tevin Coleman and his wife, Akilah Coleman, shared in a joint social media post, that their 6-year-old daughter Nazaneen had to be placed on a ventilator as a result of her sickle cell anemia journey. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Akilah Murib Coleman (@ak.gobang) “A short story about the most resilient girl I know. Nazaneen spent some time on a BiPAP ventilator machine which essentially means she couldn’t breathe on her own & needed the machine to expand her lungs & breathe for her. She also received her first blood transfusion,” Akilah began the touching detailed post began. “I admire & envy the self control @teco_raww26 has because when Nazaneen was placed on the ventilator I fell to my knees hyperventilating. I was swinging in & out of consciousness, it’s a feeling unexplainable watching your child literally fight to breathe. Tevin managed to calm my spirit while managing his own. I’m so sorry for that because it doesn’t leave space for him to go through the motions.” View this post on...