This write up was prompted as a result of a video of guy seen to have said to have overdosed on “TRAMADOL”. Let’s get straight into it what is TRAMADOL? Tramadol (brand name: Ultram) is an opioid analgesic (painkiller). It is prescribed to treat moderate to moderately severe pain and is considered a safer alternative […]
Fear… It is described as False Experiences Appearing Real. Fear is crippling! Fear ridicules! Fear is a liar! Fear can stop you from achieving your goals, from living your dreams, from taking your place. Fear is the devil’s favourite weapon. He uses it to deceive, to weaken and to conquer. Fear controls, pulls you […]
MY CLINICAL ROTATION DIARY FINAL EPISODE Hello! Thanks for joining me thus far. I’m glad we made it to the final episode. Woohoo! Internal Medicine Department This department is another I really enjoyed joining. I got to choose my unit (Infectious diseases), and was grateful I did. I’ll begin from the really cool consultant we […]
MY CLINICAL ROTATION DIARY Pediatrics department In summary, this department has been the easiest, better put, most interesting thus far. There was a house officer who was pretty rude sometimes, but civil at other times. The straw that broke the camel’s back was when he said I shouldn’t make him insult me. I had asked […]
MY CLINICAL ROTATION DIARY Talking about feeling stupid…midway into my rotation in one of the first departments, I began to wonder what I was doing studying medicine. It felt like the past 5 years in med school was a waste. Worse still the way they “drilled” (my modest word for ridicule) us made me feel […]
MY CLINICAL ROTATION DIARY It’s a Thursday…a Thursday in the 5th week of my clinical rotation here. Previously at OBGYN… I’m kinda glad I’m almost done with the rotation. I was a bit disappointed because I looked forward to my rotation in the department with so much excitement, but…in all things we give thanks. Here’s […]
(MY CLINICAL ROTATION DIARY) It’s my second week in the department, and though I was a bit discouraged with the atmosphere in my unit, I’ve decided to concentrate on learning-that’s what I came to do. There’s this sense of trying to prove knowing and trying to make one feel inferior or embarrassed when unaware of […]
AN UNEXPECTED GIFT April 6, 2019 | Genesis 17:1–8; 15–22 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue What will you be doing when you are 99? While the average life expectancy has increased to 76 for men and 81 for women, most of us cannot begin to imagine what happens in today’s passage. God appears to Abram, just […]
ASKING OUR FATHER April 2, 2019 | Luke 11:1–13 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Ricky Smith’s 14-year-old daughter Nevaeha had found the perfect dress for her school dance, but her family simply could not afford it. Ricky took on additional hours at his three jobs so he could purchase it. He hid the dress in a […]
A TRUE KING March 31, 2019 | 2 Chronicles 36 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue King T’Challa was the rightful king of the fictional nation of Wakanda. But a usurper, Killmonger, appeared to kill the good king and rule the land with vengeance, hatred, and a thirst for world dominance. The people of Wakanda were resigned […]