M•E•N•T•S

23 AUG | VIRGO | Kwaluudhi💣 | RN/M💉💊 |

[M•E•N•T•S @E_TALISHI]

Honoured💃
Registered Nurse & Midwife👩‍🎓

[Micky 🎤⚽️🌱🇳🇦 @Micky_right]

Lately I don’t really support beauty pageants. They’re sold as “women empowerment,” but in reality they often create the perfect conditions for online bullying. People feel entitled to bash, criticize, insult, and accuse contestants just for existing on that stage. What is the actual point of beauty pageants if the result is harassment instead of empowerment? We used to enjoy pageants before social media. I feel incredibly sorry for Tina and every other contestant who has to endure this kind of criticism and online hate.

[M•E•N•T•S @E_TALISHI]

@Lee2106_ I had the worst experience with her, I’m not even ready to talk about it, every time I think about it my heart aches

[TATE LEEVI @tate_leevi]

We often confuse Forgiveness with reconciliation🤔 I can forgive you and still not want you in my space. I forgave you but I don’t trust you, I wish you well but not just near me.

[🌟Loide.Nghuulondo.🦋 @purposetalks_]

That’s me down there y’all!🥹🥹🥹💜💜🫶

[Kambidhi Seppalä @SikGuluva]

If you’re not careful, you’ll help others with your savings while they protect theirs. Sometimes you have to be a little stingy,otherwise people will take advantage of your kindness.

[Kayilula @MekondjoKondja]

I understand them. If 2000 of you owe PathCare N$150 each, the debt owed to them is N$300k. It's like you're getting beaten by 10 people. Each is saying "I only hit him twice", but you were hit 20 times. You could can end up in the comma or even die.

[Lisa Matomola @mieyolisa]

Running Through the Pain: My Fibroids Journey

In 2016, I underwent my first surgery to remove fibroids. At the time, I believed that would be the end of the journey. Like many women, I thought once the operation was done, life would simply move on.

But fibroids have a way of reminding you that healing can be a long road.

In November 2022, I went through another surgery. It lasted seven hours. This time, the doctors removed 89 fibroids and endometriosis. Yes, eighty-nine. It was one of those moments that makes you pause and reflect on how much the human body can endure, and how quietly many women carry their health battles.

I remember telling my doctor something very clearly:
“When I recover, I am going to run a marathon.”

One of the ongoing challenges from this journey has been iron deficiency. For years now, I have been managing low iron levels. For someone who loves endurance sports, that has not been easy. Iron deficiency affects your energy, your breathing, your recovery, and for a runner it affects your pace, stamina, and confidence on the road.

There were moments when I had to slow down. My pace dropped. My body could not perform the way it used to.

But I refused to let fibroids write the final chapter of my story.

Instead, I changed my strategy.

If I could not run fast, I would run with purpose.

Running stopped being about chasing personal best times. It became something much deeper. I decided that I would run for women’s health. I would run to raise awareness about fibroids and to remind women that they are not alone in this journey.

Fibroids are far more common than we talk about. Many women silently carry the pain, the surgeries, the heavy bleeding, the fatigue, and the emotional toll. It can take away your joy if you allow it to.

But running gave me something powerful.

It restored my joy.

When you run a marathon, something shifts inside you. The body that once felt weak begins to remind you of its strength. The mind that was overwhelmed finds clarity. The road becomes a place of healing.

I also began running slower and with others, especially women who wanted to start running but felt intimidated or unsure. Helping others cross finish lines became just as meaningful as crossing my own.

In many ways, I became a bus driver in the marathon world, guiding others, encouraging them, reminding them that finishing matters more than speed.

And through this journey, I have learned something important about life.

I want to live without regret. I want to move while I can and when my body cannot, I rest.

Running has given me the freedom to live beyond my diagnosis. It has improved my quality of life and allowed me to turn my pain into purpose.

My message to women is simple, your diagnosis is not the end of your story. Your body may slow you down, but it does not have to stop you.

You can still rise.
You can still find joy.
You can still run your race, in life and on the road.

If you ever feel alone in this journey, remember this, there are many of us running with you. 🏃🏾‍♀️💛

[Kambidhi Seppalä @SikGuluva]

To everyone waiting for that life-changing email, call or text, I pray you get it soon. 🫶🏽

[Kambidhi Seppalä @SikGuluva]

Guys we promised to be there for each other, just like and repost this tweet for nothing 😔

[Kambidhi Seppalä @SikGuluva]

Nothing is as beautiful as seeing someone who has been unlucky with quite a lot of good things in life finally getting it, and not just getting it but getting it bountifully. I pray this is you soon 🙏🏽

[Kambidhi Seppalä @SikGuluva]

At my age, I’m not letting anybody stress me out. Not a partner, not a job, not my family, not my friends. I will separate myself so fast.

[Kambidhi Seppalä @SikGuluva]

Stop acting surprised when good things happen to you. You’re a good person, and you deserve them.

[Fillemon Shikomba @fireshikomba]

The money you are deducted for medical aid is still your money and the government shouldn’t decide which hospital you choose for yourself. Healthcare is a basic human right and people shouldn’t compromise on the quality of healthcare they receive.

[M•E•N•T•S @E_TALISHI]

@Evannnna__ @belmo_sypha Unam (last group graduated this year) and NTHC for MOHSS

[M•E•N•T•S @E_TALISHI]

@Evannnna__ @belmo_sypha Diploma holders are also registered nurses, they study for 3 years. But it’s discontinued now

[🌟Loide.Nghuulondo.🦋 @purposetalks_]

Am, I the only one who blocks my colleagues on WhatsApp? Since I was SRC President, I’ve learned not to allow people I work with view my WhatsApp status. I don’t even need to have a problem with you, I just feel like it keeps the professional aspect intact. Iol, we have the work group to engage plus you are allowed to connect privately with regards to anything else you may wanna discuss but it requires extreme trust and confidence for you to see me out having fun or just in my personal space outside work. You guys like stories man and screenshotting people’s status for your mini group chats and I just can’t handle having people in my business. Plus, I don’t want to find myself missing a promotion because, someone can’t differentiate between my processional and personal life.😂😂😂😂

[Martha Frans 💉🩺 @FransMartha_]

Dear Hon. Prime Minister @ngurare
As a newly qualified but unemployed nursing graduate, I respectfully bring to your attention the financial burden placed on us by the Nursing Council. These costs are preventing many of us from practicing and serving our country.
#NursingGraduate

[DME 🇳🇦 @dme_363]

I don't care if you were raised by wolves, or you come from an unruly home. But you don't joke about children getting murdered. I don't even have to please you or police you, but please do better. Read the room. Find other ways to feed your hunger for attention.

[Ingrid @ThruIngridsEyes]

#JusticeforIngridMaasdorp
#JusticeforRoslinFabian