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LIVING WITH DIABETES: THROUGH KIKILOMO’S EYES
Living with a chronic illness like diabetes can be overwhelming. How do you cope with the constant battle of trying to maintain a proper balance with your blood sugars? Kiki explains, I don’t really have a coping method just some lifestyle modification. I just know that if I don’t take care of myself, I could die. That scares me enough to want to take care of myself and think of life in a different way. There are days that I’m “mad at the world” and frustrated because of this illness but also it has taught me many life lessons on how to appreciate the little things. The most scariest moments…
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WHY IS MY HAIR FALLING OUT? UNCOVERING HAIR LOSS IN BLACK WOMEN AND MEN
Hair loss is an issue for many people across the world. People go through a lot of emotional trauma and verbal abuse due to this condition. It’s plays an underlining role for self-esteem issues in both men and women affecting different ages and careers. In Nigeria, most people think that hair loss is a hereditary condition. The more hair loss is/was in your father, uncles and grandfather, the more likely you are to lose your own hair. However, there are many other causes of this problem. Amongst black woman for example ; traction alopecia is the most common factor for hair loss. Traction alopecia is when the hair is being pulled…
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HOW SHAME LED ME INTO THE PATH OF RECONSTRUCTING MY LIFE MINDFULLY.
Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light. ― Brene Brown I thought it was a cold! The allergies had turned into some upsetting nose-blowing, watery eyes , itchy ears, kind of common cold. Within 24 hours it turned into a slight swelling on my upper face. It’s no big deal to catch a slight flu…
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WOMEN’S WELLNESS- HERE’S HOW DR. CAROL LABOR TURNED HER BROKEN CHORDS INTO SYMPHONY
Dr. Carol Labor is a mother to four children ages ranging from 14 years to 29 years old. Secondly, she is a survivor of complex trauma , this fuels her passion and her purpose. Professionally, Dr. Carol is a Doctor of Public Health with over 29 years combined professional experience, with 11 years in international development in Sierra Leone, the country of her birth. Dr. Carol left Sierra Leone at the age of five, returning for the first time almost 40 years later. Her professional experience is inclusive of Principal Consultant of the Women’s Wellness Group (a woman-owned minority consulting firm); and Senior Consultant and Permanent Representative to the United…
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LIVING WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS -AN INVITATION TO KNOW YOUR BODY
I want to help you see that what you put in your mouth also has power over your body. By making small simple, easy choices, you can improve your life and not just physically you will experience emotional, mental and even spiritual shifts. During my university extremes, I ate what was available and cheap. Nothing was fresh, everything out of package. Around the same time, I was overusing steroids cream and antibiotics because of my chronic candida infections. My wake-up call was in 2005, I was doubled over with back and abdominal pains again and again, I missed entire class just crawled in a ball on the floor, because the…
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FINALLY, THE BREAST FEEDING TIPS YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR
Breast milk is the best nutrition a mother can offer her newborn baby. Breastfeeding offers tremendous health benefits to both a mother and her baby. It is specially designed to cater for all a child’s nutritional needs in the first six months of life. I breast fed my daughter for seven hundred days, which is twenty three months, and during that period we never visited the hospital for any ailment. No money was spent on medications because my breast-milk was her medicine while also building her immune system. Odenke Amos is a lawyer with a background in alternative dispute resolution. This year she celebrated one year of starting…
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IBRAHIM YUSUF BANGURA SHARES ON HIS ROMANCE WITH THE WEIGHT ROOM
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ibrahim Yusuf Bangura is known to many as ‘Beloz’. He is an outstanding young lawyer who wears many hats. Dabbling in politics when required or showcasing his artistic talents on the worldwide stage whether it is acting, comedy or MCing. Quite an odd combination for many, but you may be intrigued by the finesse with which he conveys his passions. When he is not traveling, swimming and making people laugh, Ibrahim dreams of being in a position to influence the lives of many and put Sierra Leone on the map in a very positive way. We have a feeling that it would either be through politics or entertainment. When…
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SADIA KANU TELLS OF THE HORRORS WITHIN A FAIRYTALE
He had a nice personality outside the home and he did all those things that were pleasing in the eyes of society. He gave me gifts, He said the right words but it was all for show. This made it difficult for people to notice my pain. During the first year of our marriage, I ran away but my family brought me back. Nothing changed and I knew I had to escape or I would be killed carelessly someday.  I am Sadia Kanu, an advocate and survivor of domestic violence. Domestic violence involves violent behaviour mostly within the home or in an intimate relationship. Its victims could range from…
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KHADIJA SHEARS’ POWERFUL SURVIVOR STORY
My name is Khadija Kargbo, daughter of the late Dr. Abu Bakarr Kargbo a consultant surgeon and Dr. Fatmata Boie Kamara a Pediatrician. I was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. When I was 4 yrs old I moved to London, UK with my younger sister and mother. I often visited Freetown on holidays. At age 14, my mother decided it was time for her to return home to set up her own hospital, so we moved back to Freetown. It was on my return that I started attending The Annie Walsh Memorial School. I completed my GCE Levels there, before returning to the UK to complete my studies in Accounting and Finance. I am now an Accountant with almost…
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LOSS- LIKE NO OTHER
I have never experienced the death of a close family member. My grandfathers were old when they passed and one of my grandmothers passed when my father was a child. Of course along this thing we call life I have had deaths that have touched me; deaths of relatives, friends, college mates, colleagues etc. However, there is the death of one that is hardly talked about or is hard to categorize. It is the loss of an unborn baby, death of a premature baby, or a still birth. These deaths who many don’t categorize as having lost a child, I have experienced that loss. I have lost two sons. I…
