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A quick update from Jeanie
Good Morning!
I'm just popping in to say that my tests and consultation went well.
My blood works were fine although there was one occasion wher my liver was playing up a bit. My recent bloods confirm that whatever it was has settled down again.
I had a good half hour with my McMillan Nurse this time and was able to ask her may questions about the problems and side effects that I have.
When my family return home after half term I will have more time to discuss those here.
For now....behave yourselves until I come back and see you all again.
We have hard frost here this morning which means we will have sunshine and blue skies as the sun rises. Excellent! That fair cheers a body up.
Enjoy this Inspirational Story below.....
Of the many interactions I had with my mother those many years ago, one stands out with clarity. I remember the occasion when mother sent me to the main road, about twenty yards away from the homestead, to invite a passing group of seasonal work-seekers home for a meal. She instructed me to take a container along and collect dry cow dung for making a fire. I was then to prepare the meal for the group of work-seekers.
The thought of making an open fire outside at midday, cooking in a large three-legged pot in that intense heat, was sufficient to upset even an angel. I did not manage to conceal my feelings from my mother and, after serving the group, she called me to the veranda where she usually sat to attend to her sewing and knitting.
Looking straight into my eyes, she said "Tsholofelo, why did you sulk when I requested you to prepare a meal for those poor destitute people?" Despite my attempt to deny her allegation, and using the heat of the fire and the sun as an excuse for my alleged behaviour, mother, giving me a firm look, said ""Lonao ga lo na nko" - "A foot has no nose". It means: you cannot detect what trouble may lie ahead of you.
Had I denied this group of people a meal, it may have happened that, in my travels some time in the future, I found myself at the mercy of those very individuals. As ifthat was not enough to shame me, mother continued: "Motho ke motho ka motho yo mongwe". The literal meaning: "A person is a person because of another person".
Source: "African Wisdom" by Ellen K. Kuzwayo
Take Care!
Jeanie
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That is an original inspirational story. You had to keep reading! Gerry
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What incredible wisdom - and a very sharp memory of your Mom, that's priceless. As is your medical news, I'm very pleased for you!! CATHY
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That was awesome...thank you so much for sharing it...June:)
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Thank God for answered prayers Jeanie!!
Love & Pooh Hugs,
Linda
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