I did a thing
With Jehovah on my side, I carried and safely birthed 2 bouncing babies.
I’m a Twin mom
A boy mom again
And A girl mom
Jehovah looked upon us with favour.
@_Nursepreneur None of them are victims😩 but was expecting Tiwa to have grown and learn from her past but Omoooo she no learn anything. She will still fall for it over and over again
I didn't know I would ever share this story, but here I am sharing so that the everyday good deeds that ordinary people do will not always stay in the background, and will not always be treated as non-existent.
In late 2025, on an ordinary morning, my husband and I stepped out briefly to buy groceries before heading to the airport. Nothing about the day suggested it would become unforgettable.
As we were returning, we noticed an elderly couple crossing the road with their dog. Just minutes later, while I was in a nearby shop, I saw people gathering outside. Something felt wrong. We went to look.
The woman we had seen moments earlier was now collapsed on the road. She was unconscious, bleeding from multiple injuries on her face, and nose.Her partner was kneeling beside her in distress. I immediately introduced myself as a Nurse and stepped in to help.
It quickly became clear she had experienced a seizure in the middle of the road and fallen, bumped her head. While someone called emergency services, my husband helped secure the area to stop traffic. I carried out basic assessments, reassured both her and her partner, loosened tight clothing, and applied pressure to bleeding wounds. When the emergency call handlers asked, I spoke to them directly and followed their instructions. We carefully moved her to safety once it was appropriate, and waited.
She gradually regained consciousness. She could speak. She was frightened, confused, and injured, but she was no longer alone.
We waited with her for over two hours in the cold, standing the entire time. Most passersby eventually left. It was just myself, my husband, her partner, and one other kind stranger that joined us. I called emergency services again to say we were still waiting and that I was concerned about leaving an elderly, injured woman without care. I was reassured help was on the way.
Eventually, with a heavy heart, we had to leave to meet family arriving from abroad. Before we did, a neighbour came out with a blanket and offered support. I made sure the couple felt safe and understood that help was expected imminently.
Minutes later, as we drove past, we saw the couple slowly walking away, a frail man supporting his injured partner. Shortly after that, we passed an ambulance heading in the opposite direction.
I don’t know what happened to her after that day. I never will.
There was no follow-up. No closure. No reassurance that she was okay.
And that’s the part that has stayed with me.
I’m sharing this not for praise, and not to accuse, but to create awareness.
Life doesn’t schedule emergencies. They happen in grocery runs, on quiet streets, in ordinary moments. Being ready, emotionally, practically, humanly, matters. We never know when we might be the one who needs help, or the one who can give it.
I’m also sharing this because I’m proud of the values that shaped my response. The deep Nigerian values of community, kindness, and showing up for others no matter the circumstances. Values that teach us to stand in the gap for strangers, to treat every life with dignity, and to do good simply because it is right, even against all odds, even when no one is watching, even when there’s no reward.
I’m a Nigerian nurse. I’m an immigrant. My husband is in healthcare. And on that day, we did what we were raised to do: we showed up for another human being, because that’s who we are.
Amidst immigration pressures and debates, let this be a reminder: everyone still has something to offer, and no one should be treated as lesser.
To my fellow Nigerians in the diaspora and back home, this is for you too. We carry these values wherever we go, and they make a difference in the world.
Everyone is important.
No one is lesser.
Not the elderly couple on the street.
Not the immigrant nurse and her husband standing in the cold for hours.
Sometimes, doing good is simply standing in the gap, even when the ending is unknown.
#NigerianPride #GoodNaijaValues #ImmigrantStories
I will never stop advocating for Nigerian Nurses to migrate out of that country. The system is designed to frustrate your efforts…
Go to any other country! Australia! Denmark! Canada, UK, USA 🇺🇸 anywhere outside Nigeria!
Just LEAVE!!!
Start planning your move even before you finish your nursing studies…start saving money! So when the opportunity presents itself, money isn’t the issue!