by admin | Feb 15, 2015 | blog, Hope, Life, Love, Suicide
Most people will know someone who committed suicide or know someone who knows someone. I do. When I finished my MSc in Medical Microbiology at university I got a job in a renowned London hospital’s microbiology laboratory and it was there that I met him. He wasn’t that tall and was balding, slightly built and told me once that he bought some of his trousers in the children’s section of clothing shops. He took me under his wing and taught me the difference between studying Medical Microbiology and working in a laboratory where I could put my theory into practice. He used to wind me up by calling me ‘Gladiola’ instead of Gladys – he told me it was the name of a beautiful flower and I believed him (we didn’t have Google back then for me to check if it was true or not). I worked with him for nearly seven years; two of those years were spent on maternity leave having my children. When I went back to work each time he brought me up to speed and made sure that I was okay with all the new methods. The things I remember most are his willingness to always help me when I needed help at work, how when we had a misunderstanding I would frown at him, and he would frown in return then things would somehow go back to normal. Once, I identified something in a patient’s sample; something that was quite rare and he confirmed what it was then got everyone’s attention and made everyone aware that I had found it and he heaped...
by admin | Jan 12, 2015 | blog, Hope, Life, Suicide
Hi Readers, I am currently in Orlando and although the weather has been mostly nice and warm we have had some cold and rainy days. Today however is warm and as I sit on the balcony of my third floor condo and look out onto the miniature crazy golf course below and the lake beyond that, I am thankful for my life, liberty and love. I went to a wedding on Saturday at the Gaylord Palms and I tell you, it was beautiful, just like in the movies. The couple looked so in love and the elegant ceremony was a reflection of this love. The groom wore military whites and his groomsmen were all dressed the same and held swords for the couple to walk under after the ceremony. The whole thing brought tears to my eyes and sent a river of gratitude to God that I was here to celebrate with the couple Anthonia and Marlow, and their families. I went to Uni with Anthonia’s mother and as we sat and reminisced about the old days it hit me, who would have thought back then that we would be here now, in this beautiful setting celebrating the love of these two beautiful people. Yesterday, I went to see the Oprah Winfrey movie, SELMA in the cinema with my daughter Stephanie and again I was moved to tears. The movie showed a side of Martin Luther King Jr (excellently acted by David Oyelowo) that I never knew about and a strength in his wife Coretta Scott King which I found commendable. It showed the fight and struggle that Black...
