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    How do we exhale?

    April 24, 2022 - By 

    I must applaud those of us living back here in Lagos. These days, the traffic situation has escalated to the point that I sometimes wonder how we can cope.  It’s pretty saddening to see the constant slow movements we tag as “go slow” (traffic) on our roads. How do we go through hectic days at the office / our places of livelihood and then head into a traffic that extends for 4-5 hours or even more, only to be back at the office the following day and then experience the same thing all over again? Recently, I noticed two young…

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    The much deserved rest.

    April 18, 2022 - By 

    I decided to rest this Easter holiday and in so doing block out every bit of noise or distraction. Hence, the reason why none of you heard a word from me. My solitude turned out to be worth my while as I’m refreshed and ready to take on new challenges. I hope I didn’t miss anything. Lol. So back to you all, how did your Easter or short holiday go? I hope it went well. A short clip from the movie – The Passion Of The Christ seemed to resonate the importance of Easter. The clip depicted when Jesus was…

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    Live an optimal life.

    April 10, 2022 - By 

    It’s as though I seem to stylishly walk just to reduce my pain. Lately, I found myself voicing my concern about the negligence of a physiotherapist, as her lack of attention to detail had caused untold pain in my knee. What had transpired? I had been requested by the orthopedic to see a physiotherapist immediately after surgery was performed on my knee. The attending physiotherapist had refused to note the facts I had mentioned but insisted that I use an exercise peddler as the treatment option. The exertion from the exercise peddler may have caused the stitches of my healing…

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    Ultimate therapy.

    April 3, 2022 - By 

    If you visited this blog for the first time, the post – ‘It couldn’t be more than dogged determination. maybe confusing. You may have questioned which advert I was referring to on the sidebar. Let me just explain a bit.  It was a sponsored advert that was up for a week. It was taken down when the terms and conditions were complete. If any of you readers is interested in showcasing your products/services, please don’t hesitate to contact me. That being said, I’ll quickly delve into my post for today which may be a bit intriguing to you all. The…

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    Live your life.

    March 26, 2022 - By 

    Sometimes I think of the fact that living with SCD can have its varied ‘ups’ and ‘downs’ and it makes me cringe. I know you all could be questioning why most of my writings lately seem less focused on Sickle Cell Disease. The truth is that the blog is more about my journey living with SCD, my high points and low points, my best days, and sad days. I can’t give what I do not have that’s why many times, I offer this platform to you warriors to share your views or stories. You could be asking out loud “but…

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    It couldn’t be more than dogged determination.

    March 19, 2022 - By 

    This is why I prefer to do stuff when majority of you are asleep. My site under maintenance for the most part of this week was a bit disturbing. At the end of it all, the change I intended to make was done in a matter of seconds when I sat down and thought it through. Looking at the site now, I guess you all have spotted my somewhat small change. It’s just that this somewhat small change could be a bit cumbersome without the technical knowhow. For those of you with web design experience, you may be able to…

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    True creativity at its best.

    March 13, 2022 - By 

    I had to write a new post today although I was a bit at loss for what to say. Talking yesterday at a gathering with some of my favorite people, seemed to spark a desire in me to start a new project. These persons, made me realize I had a gifting in an area that could open doors for me, if I harnessed it. As I speak right now, I’m drawing up a plan of how to go about it. There’s so much involved and I hope I don’t back out at the last minute. I know you all will…

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    I changed my perspective.

    March 5, 2022 - By 

    I’m yet to recover fully although I’ve resumed most of my activities. I’m sure some you warriors would like to know what entails in a Core decompression surgery. Looking at some of the images on google it’s a bit hard to envisage, not so? Same thing I thought too. The images make you believe that a prosthesis is inserted into the hip. Apparently, this is not the case. I went into the theater with this mindset until the orthopedic started the surgery. He looked at me and said “I’m about to drill a hole into your hips” and I responded…

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    10K viewers, it’s been worth it all the way..

    February 25, 2022 - By 

    It was necessary to hasten my post today. Why? to celebrate you, my network of friends that seem to have increased in number. As I celebrate you all this time around, I thank you for being a part of my life. I may not know you all by names but just knowing that you all make up my support network, in my journey – living with Sickle Cell Anaemia, makes me a happier me. It’s been a thrilling 22 months blogging and sharing details about my life, all with the aim of providing succor to you, in whatever little way…

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    I’m out on the other side.

    February 22, 2022 - By 

    I have a smile on my face today. Thank you for all your prayer and well wishes. It was a dark tunnel walk I’d live to remember but God had gone a step ahead of me. I guess now that it’s over, it’s more ideal to share and explain things in detail.  What transpired the day I sought other opinions? I was informed by the three specialists that there was an alternative for a hip replacement surgery to arrest Avascular Necrosis (AVN), at an early stage. So an MRI scan was requested to deduce how far gone the AVN was…