Kier spates biography sample

Comedian, writer, podcaster, inspirational speaker, and radio host Kier Spates was born in Houston, Texas, in During that time, there was no mandatory testing for infants in Texas. Only since May 1, , have all states required and provided universal newborn screening for SCD despite a national recommendation to complete screening since Like most, Kier's parents could not understand why their child was so sick and in pain.

Comedian, writer, podcaster, inspirational speaker, and radio host Kier Spates was born in Houston, Texas, in During that time, there was no mandatory.

Kier was misdiagnosed with everything from food allergies to other common pediatric issues. It took seven years of emergency room visits, and hospital stays for one physician to diagnose him with sickle cell disease in Sickle Cell Disease heavily burdened Kier's entire family emotionally and economically. His parents' marriage and his emotional stability were a casualty of the strain of sickle cell disease.

It was difficult to be labeled the sick child in your community, and despite being an excellent player, he was dropped from your high school football team because he had sickle cell. Education, family functions, enjoying play with his sister, and just day-to-day things any other kid were negatively impacted by hospital stays and anxiety associated with fears of the onset of the next sickle cell crisis.

Doctors diagnosed that Kier would not live past eleven, but his parents knew God had other plans for him. So Kier is the man who was told he would not live past Kier has never been one to limit his dreams. He launched his writing career on the syndicated Barbershop Blues in He decided to commit to doing what he did well and what made him feel great.