Today is Tuesday, 15th October 2019 To many people it is just a day. But to me and many other parents around the world, today is not just any other day. Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
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a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench (Isaiah 42:3) A couple days ago I came home from a meeting and was met by an entourage of ‘reporters’ “Mami” “Mama Wendo” All telling me in unison: “Thayu alivunja TV. Aliigonga na lemon chwa, then pa ikavunjika” (Thayu...
10 Weeks – All is going well 20 Weeks – Green light (it was around this time that I lost my second child Thayu, so I was holding my breath) From there I relax and take it easy. I even continue with short walks and stretches afterwards; to the great displeasure of my friend Nana...
MENTAL and EMOTIONAL gender based VIOLENCE is one of the most normalized forms of violence within the family unit. It manifests in many ways:
*Parent against Parent
*Parent against Children
*Children against Parent
*Children against Children
Last year (2017) my son had his third ear infection in a span of months. I took him to a nearby hospital and got, you guessed right, antibiotics. This time I insisted on a specific brand because another brand he had been given the second time had not worked which had led us to have...
Today the 15th of October is PAILRD2018 -Pregnancy And Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
I have been writing this post in my head every weekend for the last couple of weeks. Because this is the time I am reminded of this continuing battle in the heart and mind of every parent and child caregiver – Do I prioritise My Child or The Public?
You have just completed one of the most grueling journeys of your life PREGNANCY Hospital You are exhausted after hours of labor followed by delivery, or you are just waking up from theatre feeling all drowsy as the pain begins to kick in fast and furious You are tired: mind, body and spirit What you...
We are just starting the recovery process from the Royal Wedding over the weekend. The reviews and critics are coming in fast and furious on everything. I am most interested in the ones regarding the sermon and the preacher for obvious reasons 😉 😉 😉
Matthew 15:21-28 – the account of the Syro-Phoenician woman interacting with Jesus In my mother tongue we have a proverb – “a child is its mother”. I just wish I could translate it better to communicate the depth of this saying. Bottom line the child belongs to the mother in life and in death, in...