Former Miss Jamaica Universe Shakira Martin Dies
Shakira Martin, Jamaica’s 2011 Miss Universe beauty queen and ambassador has died.
She reportedly passed at a hospital in Florida (USA) following a lifelong battle with sickle cell anaemia.
In the hours leading up to her death, her mother – Andrea Hall made the following post to Facebook:
”As I sit here with my daughter Shakira Aminah on life support saying good bye with family and friends. Sickle cell is no joke please aware learn about it. Support someone. God bless you Shakira Martin I love you eternally”.
Since her passing, numerous persons have offered their condolences and words of encouragement via social media.
Her mother shared the unfortunate news of her passing via Facebook:
”My darling princess Shakira Aminah passed away at 12:28 am from complications from sickle cell blood clots to both lungs. Shakira was a fighter, lived her life in the moment never became a slave to her disease. I will keep you posted with all the arrangements which will be both in Florida and Jamaica her favorite place in the whole world. Thanks for your support, prayers, phone calls, texts
Blessings Andrea.”
Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic disease. It affects red blood cells. It changes the cells from flexible disks into rigid crescents. When many red cells take this shape veins get blocked. This can cause damage to many organs. The organ damage increases with time and leads to an early death.
Persons who suffer from sickle cell anaemia have a reduced life expectancy. However some patients can remain without symptoms for years, while others do not survive infancy or early childhood. Nevertheless, with optimal management patients can now survive beyond the fourth decade.
Martin was 30 years old at the time of her passing.
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