Rapper, Phyno Reacts To Being A Sickle Cell Patient

Nigerian rapper cum singer, Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike better known as Phyno, has denied being a sickle cell patient.

This comes following a tweep’s allegation that the singer is a sickle cell patient.

The fan with the username @Ellepeter wrote, “Since I heard Phyno has sickle cell the love tripled, I pray God grants him the strength to keep fighting.”

Reacting to the tweet, Phyno revealed he isn’t a patient of the blood disorder, however he is supportive of those who have and are  fighting it,

His tweet reads “Lol. No, I’m not sickle cell. Love to everyone fighting it tho.”

Sickle cell anemia is a form of inherited blood disorder that affects the red blood cells, turning them from round flexible discs into stiff and sticky sickle cells.

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Sickle cell anemia is a type of genetic blood condition that affects the red blood cells, causing them to change from flexible round discs into hard, gooey sickle cells.