confidence and peace of mind she never had growing up.
Her Books Can Help Children Describe Their Symptoms To Doctors
Specifically, her books are written entirely from the point of view of Jen’s friend. In this fashion, Jenica Leah has crafted a support system for the main character Jen, helping others to not feel alone in their struggle with sickle cell disease. Whenever we endure tough times in life, it’s always best to surround ourselves with people who we know love us. Leah hopes to involve and educate parents on the blood disease as well, so that they can better help their children.
In further talks about her hit children’s series “My Friend Jen”, Leah explains that many of the symptoms she describes will be easy to understand for children.
Additionally, they can use these descriptions to help identify and relay to doctors what they’re experiencing. “Things such as, ‘My friend Jen has to drink a lot’, ‘My friend Jen has to get lots of rest’, ‘My friend Jen gets tired very easily’. Little things that are easily broken down to explain to people things that their friend or family member… can do to stay well,” the award-winning author tells BBC.
In addition to writing children’s books, Jenica Leah has also appeared at a few speaking engagements this past fall. Recently, Leah held a cultural workshop at Bear Book Shop, Bearwood, on Thursday, October 27th. That following Friday, she ran an online workshop on the history of sickle cell disease.
Hopefully, Jenica Leah does help thousands of Black children and others everywhere suffering from sickle cell disease. In the end, she can help save as many lives as possible.