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Do not allow yourself to be a tool used for playing politics.

Instead, seek good governance.

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@ChildHealthhero Exactly, we are whom we choose to be after our mistakes.

The past is gone and there is no need to dwell there and regret.

Get up, do the right thing today and keep moving forward.

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You're not your past mistakes.

We've all done things we regret. We've made bad decisions, trusted the wrong people, or missed opportunities. But one mistake or even many mistakes, doesn't define who you are.

Learn the lesson, forgive yourself, and keep moving forward. Your past is a place of reference, not residence.

You are not your mistakes. You are who you choose to become after them.

Happy Sunday Friends 💝

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@ifyumez00 There is time for everything. When someone is occupied with a task or projects, his focus is more in executing the task properly and timely. Giving him space at that time improves the workflow and speedy execution. He knows how to balance work and family life effectively

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Women, please remember that you matter too.
Take the trip. Buy the dress. Have lunch with your friends. Speak up about your needs. Stop waiting for permission to enjoy your own life.
The people around you benefit from your sacrifices every day. Don't forget to give yourself some of that same care and attention.
You only live once. Make sure you're living, not just existing.

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@ifyumez00 Always take care of yourself while taking care of others.

Enjoy every moment of your life.
You don't need anyone',s permission to flex yourself.

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@ifyumez00 That's s good take.
You will not only make more money, but save more lives.

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True love is unconditional and should never be measured by financial demands or unreasonable expectations

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@QUBRAH11 That is enough

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@Paulechidi One week is too far nah

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@osemagnum Protractor and pair of dividers.
Use in construction of angles and measurement of angles.

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@oreolu123 Thank you

[Moyosore @oreolu123]

My daddy’s sitting room 🤭

Quote with yours

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@rowliee @bolexy2004 Lol, anyways, we have to back each other

[Dr. Ose Etiobhio @osemagnum]

Before We Judge: The Unspoken Weight of a Down Syndrome Diagnosis

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There is a peculiar confidence that comes with standing far away from somebody else's pain. It allows us to speak in absolutes. To say, "I would never." To point fingers. To condemn.

And yet, life has a way of humbling certainty.

A popular YouTuber and his wife recently shared that they chose to end a pregnancy after learning there was a high risk that their baby had Down syndrome. The criticism arrived swiftly, and loudly, and from every direction. People called them selfish. Some called them heartless. Others questioned their values, their character, and even their right to be parents.

But I wonder.

I wonder how many of those judging have ever sat in a consultation room where the air suddenly feels heavier than it should. Where a routine appointment becomes a conversation that divides life into a before and an after. Where every answer seems to create a dozen new questions.

As a gynaecologist, I can tell you that these situations are rarely simple. And they are almost never black and white.

The first thing to understand is that a screening test does not diagnose Down syndrome. It estimates risk. It opens a door to possibility, and sometimes to fear. A high-risk result is usually followed by further investigations, detailed scans, chorionic villus sampling, or amniocentesis, to determine whether the baby truly has an extra copy of chromosome 21.

And when that diagnosis is confirmed, parents find themselves standing at a crossroads they never expected to reach.

There is the path of continuing the pregnancy. There is the path of seeking further opinions if uncertainty remains. And, in places where the law permits, there is the option of ending the pregnancy.

None of these roads is easy.

What often gets lost in public debates is that Down syndrome is not one story. It is many stories.

There are individuals with Down syndrome who live joyful, meaningful lives, who enrich their families and communities in ways that cannot be measured. And there are families who would tell you that their child has been one of the greatest blessings they have ever known.

But there is another truth too.

Down syndrome can come with significant medical challenges. Congenital heart defects. Gastrointestinal abnormalities that require surgery. Hearing and vision problems. Thyroid disorders. Recurrent infections. Developmental delays. Intellectual disability that varies widely from person to person. And later in life, an increased risk of conditions such as leukaemia and early-onset dementia.

Some children may require relatively little medical intervention.

Others may spend months in hospitals. They may undergo multiple surgeries. They may need specialised educational support and lifelong assistance. Their parents may become caregivers not just for years, but for decades.

And so families do not only weigh a diagnosis. They weigh futures. They weigh capacities. They weigh resources. They weigh fears they are sometimes ashamed to say aloud.

Can we cope?

Can we provide what this child may need?

What happens when we are no longer here?

These are not comfortable questions. But they are real ones.

This is why such decisions are deeply personal. Some parents receive the diagnosis and continue the pregnancy with conviction and courage. Others arrive, through grief and counselling and countless sleepless nights, at a different conclusion.

Neither journey is easy.

And beneath all of this sits something even more complicated: morality, faith, culture, ethics, and personal belief. The things that shape how we see life itself. Different people will arrive at different conclusions because they begin from different convictions.

Reasonable people can disagree.

What we should resist, however, is the temptation to assume that decisions like these are made casually, over coffee, or in a moment of convenience.

In my experience, they are among the most agonising decisions prospective parents will ever face.

You do not have to agree with this couple's choice.

But before condemning them, perhaps it is worth acknowledging the burden they carried. Perhaps it is worth recognising that compassion and disagreement can exist in the same sentence.

And perhaps the most human response is not judgment.

Perhaps it is humility.

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@NancyIsime678 Empty brain

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@JaBashiru Too painful

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@UthmanMusaYusuf The best answer might give you the best punishment

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@Gene_Anyi @Mobyle001 Na street ninja🤣

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@MrOGdiamond @EriwaBoy There is nothing you can't defend