Lyric Porter

Lyric Porter is a native of Chicago. She was diagnosed with sickle cell disease as a baby during newborn screening. Over the course of her life, she has endured many hospitalizations because of the illness, as well as monthly blood transfusions which caused her to have frequent absences from school. Porter’s constant battle with sickle cell disease caused her to miss many days of class during every level of education from elementary school through college. However, she persevered and graduated with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism from Florida A&M University, with honors from several national organizations. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Porter enjoys encouraging other patients with Sickle Cell Anemia to reach for success and not allow chronic pain to limit their lifestyle. You can contact her on LinkedIn.