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Bonny Island!

Hi guys, this doctor is in little heaven (not London, London no fine like this). Ill rewind my story for the benefit of my viewers (sorry readers! Does anyone read my blog:). Anyway I was chatting with my cousin who works on Bonny Island and she invited me to spend the weekend with her. My journey started from the boat jetty. After a briefing on safety rules we were loaded on the boat. For some strange reason I wasnt scared, the last time I was on a boat was over a decade ago but I had no qualms about the trip, it took about 2hours but it was smooth! Arriving in Bonny, my cousin came to pick me up, my first sight of the island was of concrete, metal pipes and other materials, it didnt look like a place one would living in. But when we got to the residential quarters all that changed. It looked like I was out of Nigeria, actually I would say I was. The plase was actually clean, neat and beautiful. The streets were well tarred no pot holes, the houses were neatly arranged, the entire est

A Pot Pourri!

Hi guys I havent posted an article in weeks! Ise lo fa! Hmm I have over the weeks written lots of posts in my head ranging from small doctor (part 2) to Sexual Abuse and when Im in front of the system no words seem to flow. So I have decided to give you a mix. I work in a trauma centre hours of work from 8am to 8pm.For the first few days, more like weeks, I was always on my feet and of course I have lost some weight! I thought I had managed to maintain my weight but my need to pull my belt tighter and my deceptively loose trousers tell a different tale. I enjoy my work but somedays seem to be oh so bad. I developed back pain which made my work a misery. A few days before that I had thought that I was blessed not to have experienced back pain. When it started I discovered that all the rules about the care of the back also applied to me. Yes I find sleeping on the floor much more comfortable than sleeping on a mattress! Thank God the pain is slowly dissappearing now that Im obeying my ow

A Pot Pourri!