MEDICO

QUOTE OF THE DAY: ‘In the end, you should always do the right thing even if it’s hard.’- Nicholas Sparks ‘’Don’t pretend. You are not a leader because you know everything. Omniscience is not a prerequisite. But confidence is. Express your uncertainty with confidence. When you do, you will instill confidence in those you have chosen to follow.’- Andy Stanley ‘The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.’- Confucius ‘Once you have determined what you want to be, tell somebody. Go public with your intentions…Character is personal but it is not private. Everybody who knows you has an opinion about the kind of person you are. You might as well let them know the kind of person you are striving to become.’- Andy Stanley ‘If you don’t have integrity, you have nothing. You can’t buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing.’- Henry Kravis ‘To give real service, you have to add something...

EPISODE 11 As she left the Emergency Room that afternoon, Bunmi knew that she had to sort out her emotions. She also knew that she had to come to a logical, yet emotionally agreeable conclusion on whom she was going to end up with. There was absolutely no way around this. Thankfully though, today was a Friday.  Much more calming was the fact that she wasn’t on call all weekend. She had planned to leave for a private resort, treat herself to a 2-day break. These two days were obviously critical in deciding her future, the shape her life would take for a really long time. But first, she had to get out of this environment which was currently chaotic for her- away from Fola, Kenny, his mother and most of all, from the hospital whose walls reminded her on a daily basis of her choices over the past 6 years. ‘Dr. Phillips, before you leave today, ensure you write the discharge summaries for those 3 patients to be discharged from our unit.’ , one of the senior resident doctors...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A leader must inspire or his team will expire.” – Orrin Woodward “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” - Henry Ford “Teamwork makes the dream work.” - Bang Gae “None of us is as smart as all of us.” - Ken Blanchard “No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.” - HE Luccock “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” - Ryunosuke Satoro “Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.” - Kenyan Proverb “When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.” - Ethiopian Proverb “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”   ―   Michael Jordan “You may have the right idea to work on,  You may have the right time to start,  You may have the right resources to boost,  BUT unless you have the right people, you'll never succeed...”   ―   Rateb Rayyes

These past few months have been a little radical for me. In what regards? You ask. I have had to write a lot [I don’t mean a little lot, I mean a lot lot] of exams in one lifetime, and especially over the past 6-7yrs- and I’m not done yet. That hasn’t changed, although I can count on my fingertips, the number of exams I am still mandated to write (someone say Amen?) One thing has changed though, and that’s the way I tend to process exams nowadays. I actually WANT TO KNOW what I am reading. Maybe it’s the reality that in a few months I’ll really be a doctor that’s kicking in, but exams no longer scare me. I read to know. I couldn’t help but wonder if I had been conditioned this way all along, instead of reading to just ‘scale through another exam’ if I wouldn’t be a much better resource at large. Of course I had an exam to write the day before penning this down; and yet, I wrote my thoughts, knowing without any ounce of doubt that I would still update my blog on the m...

EPISODE 10 To Linda, this journey had literally taken forever. There were so many stops on the way, from policemen to touts, as well as stops at eateries and public toilets. 7 hours after setting out, Linda was happy that she had finally almost gotten to her destination; only for the driver to screech to a sudden halt. What on earth was the problem this time? The driver came down and after about 5 minutes, the men in the bus came down to help examine the tires. ‘Oya make una come down o!’ ‘God…!’ Linda muttered. It was 7pm, and Port Harcourt was still hours away. She almost started crying again. Felix’s 3 rd call of the day came in. ‘Hello’ ‘Hi…’ she said, sniffing ‘Linda how are you? Where have you gotten to?’ ‘We’re somewhere along the road, I’m not too sure where. I am very tired.’ ‘Linda, listen to me- you will be fine, ok? You have to be strong for your mum and brother. All things will work together for your good.’ ‘Ok.’ ‘Have you eaten anything yet...

My love, Write me a letter that’ll make my heart beat Write me a letter that shows me who you are Help me to see your heart, Help me to know your thoughts Write to me, put a pen to your soul Beautifully reflect the coverings of your heart, Write me a letter, because I miss you Write to me, for I know you love to write Then I’ll read me your feelings, Your innermost encounters, Your fears and passions, Your blood-letting infusions