GRIEF AND RAIN

In the early hours of Thursday morning, it rained, suddenly and heavily for a couple of hours. However, by afternoon, the brilliance of the sun had removed almost every reminder of the fallen rain. We are not avid followers of the weather in Nigeria but rain in November is scarce as we are now in the Dry season (a.k.a harmattan).
On Friday, I was at work and, being a slow morning, was distracting myself with a soap opera that was on TV in the common room. Then there was a scene where a woman was having a miscarriage. She’d been on bedrest for bleeding in pregnancy and then suddenly started having cramps. She called out to her partner who rushed to her side and tried to hold and comfort her as she writhed in agony, crying.
I felt a sudden stab in my heart and a lump in my throat as I was taken back to the day when I was writhing in agony as my ‘light spotting’ became painful cramps. I remembered my dh trying to hold and comfort me as I wept and felt my baby pass out me. I had to look away to compose myself.
A few hours later, I contemplated how this grief, sudden and unexpected, was like the rain the day before. You may think the season of grief is over but suddenly, without warning, something triggers it again. But when u open up to the warmth of the sun (the love of God, family &friends) you will be able to live in the light and walk without falling in to puddles.

aspirations for the month

I have quite a few goals for this month. The project i've been working on has taken a bit of a back seat due to my being so busy with work and family but i really want to get on track. So i was able to drop off some questionnairres and need to really get out and start collating the data so that i can compile the results by the end of the month. I also need to organise a Focus Group Discussion with women that have experienced a miscarriage in order to buttress my points in the study that women need that support network to successfully heal completely after a miscarriage.
I have a lot to do but i'm excited and hopeful that i'll get it all done and that the influence of this work will make a significant impact.
Will definitely post my findings here as well.

About Obama and the Audacity of Hope

The election of Senator Barack Obama as the 44th President of the USA has inspired millions beyond the shores of his nation; it certainly has inspired me.

His victory makes it clear that, as he said, "there's no destiny we cannot fulfil". I will pursue my dream and work at it with passion, dedication and diligence. I am hopeful that all my dreams for MiSIA can and will come to pass and that lives, and hence the nation, will be changed because of this work.

We all can afford to dream and aspire to fulfill our destinies.

Yes We Can!