What a privilege it is to afford a gym, buy healthy food, pay bills, have legs that walk, eyes that see, a brain that functions, work every day, and take our bodies to their full potential.
Pap smear is a simple test used to screen for cervical cancer in women.
In Sri Lanka, women over 35 years can get a free Pap smear at the Well Woman Clinic in their MOH area.
Yet, despite being free, only about 18% of eligible women actually go for the test...
Showing how much more awareness & encouragement are needed.
Guys, this is Colombo. Imagine they can still deliver this level of infra even after bankruptcy. I am yet to see a clean, green city like this in India.
My dad left my mom for another woman on Christmas Eve when I was eight years old. This left my mom with three boys to raise.
There was a small grocery store in our neighborhood owned by Mr. Thomas. My parents actually stopped at his store while bringing me home from the hospital and he weighed me on his butcher scales. When he heard that my dad had left, he set my mom up with a small charge account which she promptly paid on or paid off every payday. It allowed us kids to walk to the store and buy that baloney, milk, cat food or even cigarettes for my mom without having a penny in our pocket.
As I got older, my brother worked for Mr. Thomas. He found out that Mr. Thomas and his wife were "accidentally" losing some of my mom's charge slips, which were just pieces of paper in a file. I later realized that this could be why we got a toy for Christmas or a new pair of pants every now and then.
When I turned 19, I found out that Mr. Thomas was going to die soon. I made a point to go to his house and visit with him. I told him that I knew what he and his wife did to help my mom. He seemed embarrassed but humbly admitted to it. I walked over to his bed and hugged him for what seemed like several minutes. We were both crying at the end of it.
But I never got a chance to tell him how much of a foundation that set for me for the rest of my life.
I guess what I'm saying is that one kind action, one you have no idea is being observed, can change a person's life. And you don't even know it unless someone tells you.
That's it. End of story.
Dog reunited with her lost puppies
After the owner took her puppies away, Cora the dog wound up at a shelter. Depressed, she wouldn't leave a corner, but the Marin Humane Society reunited the family
Journalist: “You've said that Russia should repay for reconstruction of Ukraine. Do you believe Israel should repay for reconstruction of Gaza?”
EU chief spokesperson: “I have no comment at this stage.”