#10of21, 6.36am… “Home we go, home I come’. This was Tainy’s response when the announcement was made on the parade ground that morning. Due to the apparent spread of COVID-19 virus, all NYSC camps nationwide were being shut down and corp members sent home. This was day ten of twenty-one. The day before, we …
Why does NYSC even exist? I mean, what gangan is the purpose of its existence. If NYSC were a person, I’ll ask him, “Have you read The Purpose Driven Life? Have you found out what God would have you achieve in your years of existence? If you were to be called to glory raenow, would …
Dear Husbands, This brings me to the point of husbands being there for their wives during pregnancy, labor and in the first few months after delivery. These women have a stretch of 12-15 months in which they have to cater for some other entity that is not in any way contributing to their own …
Why did you not go home when ‘everyone’ was asking you to go home? This other day at the gynae emergency, it was past 4 pm and this houseofficer was not on call. She had earlier seen a patient but had yet to review the patient with the SR. She asked the reg if she …
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN READY AND AVAILABLE. IT SAVES LIVES. In our wonderful Nigerian system, an equipment or requirement is only available when you can confirm that you saw it with your two eyes and maybe even touched it with your hands. You have to be the doubting Thomas of the group, especially as …
I Know You Missed Me. I Did Too. Welcome Back. Even as I put on Chekwaa to start typing this part of the House series, I quickly muttered some prayers, “Dear God, I am only doing this because You gave me this gift and this series was inspired by You. Save me.” Most of …
Unprofessional hoodlums in uniforms I am not sorry to say but that ward had the worst combination of nurses. They were not ready to do anything but they were ready to do everything to frustrate you. In fact, one of them once told me, “We know what to do if we want to frustrate …
A girl at the emergency There was a 16 year old girl brought into the Emergency Treatment Room with altered consciousness and running a terrible fever. She was having seizures, talking irrationally and crying, asking her mother to help her. Her mother in turn was crying to us to help her daughter. It was …
I was reminded by Dr. Adedotun that I did not rate Surgery department. My apologies. Surgery rotation rating Percussion: 5 Hands-on-skills: 4 Patient satisfaction: 8.5 Morbidity and mortality: 6 (Non)Toxicity of learning environment: 5 Total: 59% I am back… I know this series should have resumed a long time ago but you won’t blame …
Is the patient alright? It was 2am. My usual interrupted sleep cycle had waited a while before starting up its usual charade and that was because I was exhausted 😴😴😴. I would not have been surprised if I had been snoring sef. I picked up my phone and saw 16 missed calls. Okayyyyy … …
