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Res, non verba

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 Actions speak louder than words: Ghana elections, why I chose not to vote, policies on disability... Ghana is currently having its presidential and parliamentary elections, several people took the opportunity to go to their various polling stations and vote. I think my whole family also went out to vote. While people were voting on 7th December, I decided to go have a look whether my name was even in the register and unfortunately it wasn't there. Now I was a little melancholic about the fact that it wasn't there but then again if it was there, who would I have voted for?  Truth be told, my mind wasn't 100%  made up about who to vote for because for the past two decades of my life I had been disappointed, and since my son was born even more disappointed with government; why because they simply do not care about the people. Each government comes in for their own selfish gains. From the few manifestantes I had access to no political party really covered realistic, i

Drinking koko regardless

Societal attitudes and hospital life... We have been in and out of hospital since 8th September. Poor Giovanni has been sick for a whole month and we've been admitted, discharged and readmitted. Poor baby. Almost every 2 weeks we are on admission at 37 hospital. 37 dun kill us ooh! Hmm so here we are again being detained at 37 (detained LOL that's what they call it). Today I just wanted to break down and cry. I get here with the nanny and head straight to pediatric emergency unit. We see the doctors and I'm asked to go look for my folder. The lady I spoke to was so damn slow in looking for the folder, like nothing was at stake (she is probably used to people rushing in shouting for folders during emergencies) she looked tired and unbothered. I had to bite my tongue and just cooperate. So to my dismay and extremely patient face she tells me she can't find our file in the system and starts asking when I first brought Giovanni to the hospital etc.😩Lord help me not