We had heard of Midas, yet were unprepared for the sheer opulence of his home. But what shocked us silent was the marvel that was his daughter. For when we said hello,the response was a deluge of gold

Post-op day1,he felt like shit.It was a tough week ending his divorce and didn’t need more stress.But it had crept into work,fogged his mind and he had severed the ulnar nerves of both hands..and what

Yesterday I was caught up in a great wave of nostalgia, like..really struggling to come up for air lol. I had finished my evening reviews and filled my portion of the consent forms for the patients going

(Source: My Photo Library. Sickle Life Event&Blood Donation Drive, June 2016) According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Sickle Cell Disease affects about 5.2% of the world population most

He had pled all week to see the fireworks.Together with Mom,he watched the colorful display and wondered if he could do same in his room.Reaching out to ask,his hand touched air and a llittle boy walked

(Designed on Canva) I have taken a lover I have loved another All my deepest secrets, with him I’ve shared And much more than that, we have shared a bed His hands have been Where yours never were His lips

Localized Prostate cancer.4 times now his surgery had been postponed due to no money.He finally scraped,begged and borrowed and it’s happening at last.Or it wasn’t.Hospital workers on strike.In this fight

Prostate cancer, localized. Four times now his surgery had been postponed due to no money. He finally scraped,begged and borrowed and it’s happening at last. Or it wasn’t. Hospital workers on strike. 🤦🏽‍♀️

She was a washer.And proud of it.They called it OCD,she called it cleanliness.A terror to germs,one handwash at a time.After scrubbing the house _again_,she donned gloves for protection,hiding blisters,the

image My Aunty Doreen was being wheeled into the theatre for a Caesarean. Everyone was at different levels of worry and had various reasons for their anxiety. But in my little 5-year old mind..I was worried

Worthless. Ugly. Stupid.A few of the printable words hurled at her before slamming the door. He returned many hours later to find blood on the spot she had stood, and a note ‘Sticks and stones break bones

image ‘Quick! Guys! Act cool!’ A flashlight came into vision. ‘Hey officer..how’s duty?’ Three young men..nothing out of place..but they were too cheerful. Something was off. ‘License and registration’.

I had an interesting day today. But it wasn’t really for the right reasons. My braces bracket on my upper second molar fell off two days ago and I went to the university dental school at the teaching hospital

image I m Jay.. is realy somethn longerr but I m stil lerning To spel. The adots in whit hav bin sad and mam has bin cryingg. Mam said I am leavingg the world to be a feriy lik Tinkabel. My eyess are closing

Was having a pretty ordinary day until I saw a little boy at the mall in Darth Vader costume.Being the confused nerd I am,I gave him a Vulcan salute 🤦🏽‍♀️Then I realized what today’s date was.

Stretching like a cat she shut off the alarm.5:30am.She threw the previous night’s stripper getup into the closet and headed into the shower. Another day,a fresh start,and another opportunity for Dawn

Photo by Max Saeling on Unsplash Lupa ran as fast as she could. The change was coming, with need to tear into something. It wasn’t easy,this double life she led. But she managed somehow. And she poured

(Picture taken by me) She hated it all. The stares and the jeers. The pointing and the tiring conversations that followed after. She hated the metal contraption in her mouth that barred snacks, banishing

Shrinking Yellow Hibiscus-Colourful Photography

The old woman knew it was time,but she hated the way by which she had to go.If only she had paid attention to the toe earlier,maybe she’d have escaped this ‘Sepsis’ thing.Now she could only wait for it