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October 2009
Nigeria: Lawmakers deliberate on the completely absurd
Friday, 30 October 2009 3:49 P GMT+01
Lawmakers appeal to the sense of patriotism of armed robbers to ceasefireduring World Cup competition.
Nigeria: Otunba Daniel - A governing example of hubris
Thursday, 29 October 2009 12:36 A GMT+01
A governor goes to a thanksgiving service and takes umbrage at a prayer of conciliation that he seizes the microphone from the pastor and negates those prayers.
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A primer on cancer and chemotherapy
Monday, 26 October 2009 9:27 P GMT+01
A basic primer on cancer and chemotherapy to help understand what it is and how it is treated.
Category: Commentary General
A second course of chemotherapy
Monday, 26 October 2009 7:34 A GMT+01
Took a second course of chemotherapy and had the wounds nurse check the lesions.
70 - A man of integrity planted like a tree of life
Monday, 26 October 2009 12:18 A GMT+01
My dad is 70 today, I could not wish for a better man to be my father, his example and virtues are things of great pride to me.
Happy Birthday! Dad
Childhood: My first Corona Primary School reports
Sunday, 25 October 2009 9:41 P GMT+01
And so I dug up my school reports from about 37 years ago and review them in the light of today.
A good primary school education should not be sniffed at.
Category: Commentary General
Ghana: Diplomat Ibrahim Sule, you are blue ice
Saturday, 24 October 2009 12:57 A GMT+01
Some confidence trickster from Ghana has two boxes to deliver to my pseudonym. I'll nail you into your boxes and deliver you as blue ice into the Mediterranean.
It's more chemo on Monday
Friday, 23 October 2009 12:46 P GMT+01
My hospital appointment with oncology today signified I needed to take another course of chemotherapy on Monday. Bit disappointed but I would do well. My toes however attracted much interest from many departments.
Category: Commentary General
Malevolent Twitter Rumours Trending Dangerously
Wednesday, 21 October 2009 3:58 P GMT+01
The hoax about Kanye West's death on Twitter that became the highest trending topic needs addressing.
Lies should not be accorded the possibility of democratic majority affirmation where many do not check before they Tweet, ReTweet or offer opinions.
Laughter follows my hospital visit
Wednesday, 21 October 2009 2:35 P GMT+01
From getting around with crutches and a bicycle to bloods for analysis, another time to thank the nurses and the priest to using laughter to kill the pain. Another day of useful lessons.
Category: Commentary General
The importance of nurses, bedpans to my career
Saturday, 17 October 2009 1:07 P GMT+01
Within my professional comfort zone, I viewed bedpans in derogatory language bordering on disgust until I found out through experience in hospital that doing bedpans was essential to my recovery.
The nurses @ OLVG have my deepest gratitude.
Love Thy Neighbour
Friday, 16 October 2009 5:01 A GMT+01
The commandment to Love Thy Neighbour as Thyself is a safety regulation regardless of belief for you, not an exhausting drill
Hospital hierarchies with clogs
Thursday, 15 October 2009 4:58 A GMT+01
Other observations of hospital hierarchies and deep knowledge of your situation.
Category: Commentary General
Settling back at home
Thursday, 15 October 2009 4:00 A GMT+01
Day 7 of returning home, from getting around to getting around more and getting more done.
Bibles, sounds and complaints
Monday, 12 October 2009 10:22 P GMT+01
An audio bible project that should have been a good buy was an organisational jumble, I am complaining.
Thought Picnic: Men without integrity
Sunday, 11 October 2009 5:16 P GMT+01
Too many stories of certain immigrants taking advantage of ladies for legitimising their papers and then moving on.
After my 1st day back
Saturday, 10 October 2009 11:08 P GMT+01
My first day back home went very well, I'm happy.
One more night
Thursday, 8 October 2009 1:35 P GMT+01
I hope to leave hospital on Friday subject to a few home help arrangements.
I'm alive after my autopsy
Tuesday, 6 October 2009 9:32 P GMT+01
A confusion of words can result in something serious, but getting to the toilet after being fed crap can be harder to bare.
Category: Commentary General
A life of cytostatic ostracism
Monday, 5 October 2009 5:44 P GMT+01
Certain chemotherapy treatments require you be handled with care. Mine was one of those but I learnt later about it.
Waiting for chemo
Monday, 5 October 2009 11:41 A GMT+01
My chemo is postponed 3 hours and I show more bits to the doctor and commend friends, neighbours and family.
A slumbering machine operator
Saturday, 3 October 2009 9:48 P GMT+01
Sleep and food with introductions to others.
Nausea abates by suppository
Saturday, 3 October 2009 11:37 A GMT+01
Nausea is brought under control with suppositories but the day passes by with me under most of the time.
Scuttling cancer with chemo
Thursday, 1 October 2009 8:56 P GMT+01
The truth is out, let the treatments begin.
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