The Dr Matthew Lukwiya story you never hear about.
A few days ago, I saw someone talking about Heroes Day and mentioned Dr. Lukwiya among them. It made me realise that most of us know him simply as the doctor who died treating Ebola patients at Lacor Hospital in 2000, and not much else.
I felt slightly guilty for not knowing more about a man who seems to transcend history, so I went looking for the full story of Dr. Matthew Lukwiya. What I found was a man who had spent the twenty years before Ebola practising exactly the kind of courage that the outbreak would eventually demand of him.
This is what many of us didn’t know about Dr. Matthew, as he was lovingly called.
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The Greatest Knockout In Women's Boxing History
Vonda Ward was 18-0, with 15 KOs, coming into the fight. She was SO confident that she would win that she had ALREADY booked her next title defense. Ann Wolfe felt disrespected, like, "What makes you think you're just gonna get past me?" And after some intense verbal exchanges, Vonda THEN decided to double down on her victory and scheduled an autograph and picture session to take place AFTER the fight. Ann got REALLY pissed and promised to "knock her head off." One powerful right-hand punch, and her eyes rolled back in her head. 🥊 #Boxing