S is for:

Hmm, maybe this is better for my other blog, Womb Within!
S is also for:
Sciatica: Pain along your sciatic nerve, the nerve that runs from your lower back down the hip and the back of your leg, is called sciatica. Sciatica is not a disorder on its own because it is the pain that is caused by pressure on the nerve in your spine.
Sickle cell anemia: This illness is passed down in families and usually affects people of African and Mediterranean ancestry but in the United States, people of Hispanic ancestry have also had sickle cell. For a child …read more

 
Sickle cell anemia is a blood disorder that affects the hemoglobin, the part of blood cells that carry oxygen throughout the body. Sickle cell is passed down in families and usually affects people of African and Mediterranean ancestry but in the United States, people of Hispanic ancestry have also had sickle cell. For a child to develop sickle cell, both parents must have the gene and pass it on.
The March of Dimes reports that about 1 in every 500 African-American babies have sickle cell disease. The MayoClinic.com says that 1 out of every 12 African-Americans carry the trait.
The disease causes …read more

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Sciatic nerve
Scleroderma
Scoliosis
Sickle cell anemia
Sjögren’s syndrome