You need to learn how to live without needing someone to constantly reassure you and tell you you’re doing okay. At some point, the reassurance has to come from within.
Medicine has a strange culture: we shame learners for not knowing instead of teaching them how to learn.
Curiosity grows in safety, not humiliation.
If your teaching needs humiliation, it isn't teaching — it's insecurity.
Louisa and I have had conversations about her post that went viral and caused a troll storm and I got her to appreciate a few things - one of them being that there’s one thing about what you say and there’s another about how people interpret it.
While you may feel free to say what you wish, you cannot necessarily control how people understand it.
There’s also how people would choose to spin it to suit their own narrative.
She however explains, that she never meant to body shame anyone.
Unfortunately, we can all agree that you can’t control how people choose to interpret a post.
Louisa further clarifies, that she never sought to infer that Lily Mohammed had bleached or done BBL because she does not know her.
If Lily felt offended, sorry, but that was definitely not the intention.
I’ve also read posts and comments about my marriage. To those people, I’d say focus on your marriage if you have one or when you enter one.
There are also those who say Louisa is ugly. Really? This woman right here at 52 years after giving birth to three children, is ugly? Create a human let’s see how you fare.
Finally to the “friends” who joined the troll or fueled it, what real friends will do would be to reach out privately to obtain some context or seek to correct if necessary.
I’ve never trolled or joined trolling of a friend and would never do that. But hey, we’re all brought up differently, which is why we will always have differences in opinions.
Stay well.
…and to you, Louisa, I love you always.
#LifeAndLivingIt #Selah #PleaseShareFarAndWide
Luck is a factor quite often heavily overlooked. Even in cases of extreme effort, many times, luck plays such a large role. The longer you are involved, the more you prepare, while leaning into keeping a curious open mind could greatly increase the math that luck might show up.
HbA1c becomes inaccurate whenever RBC lifespan is shortened or altered, because HbA1c reflects average glucose over 3 months based on glycation of hemoglobin.
If RBCs don’t live a normal 120 days → the result is misleading.
🔥 HbA1c is inaccurate in these conditions:
1) Increased RBC turnover → falsely LOW HbA1c
Hemolytic anemia
Acute or chronic blood loss
Sickle cell disease
Thalassemia major
G6PD deficiency
Hypersplenism
After transfusion
2) Decreased RBC turnover → falsely HIGH HbA1c
Iron deficiency anemia
Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency
Asplenia
3) Hemoglobin variants
HbS, HbC, HbE, thalassemia → depending on assay, may give false values or unreadable results.
4) Conditions affecting glycation
Severe renal failure (carbamylated Hb)
Liver cirrhosis
Alcoholism
Chronic opioid use
High-dose salicylates
⭐ When HbA1c is unreliable, use:
Fructosamine (reflects 2–3 weeks)
Continuous glucose monitoring
Self-monitoring blood glucose
So my anaesthesia friend was diluting some drug facing the crash cart trolley in an OT when suddenly her HOD asked her from behind "Are you happy?" She turned around startled and cluelessly asked "with life?"😭 to which her HOD gave a long stare and said "with vitals."
Despite any speculation or rumors, on July 6, 2024 I announced I would retire from WWE in ring participation. I am far from perfect but strive to be a person whose word has value. 12/13/25 will be my final match. I am beyond grateful for every moment WWE has given me. I am excited for 12/13 & look forward to seeing all of you one last time.
A parent's proud moment! 🙏
We sent our son, Cheyne, to the US alone several months before he would start college to learn independence. While staying with his auntie, he got a job, learned punctuality, and managed his time.
But the proudest moment was when he returned. With his first earnings, he didn't come empty-handed—but bought gifts for the whole family. He got me the shirt in the photo plus two others (not my usual style, but now my favorite! 😄).
This gesture, his "first fruit," means more than the gift itself. It’s a symbol of his love, responsibility, and the wonderful man he is becoming. God bless you, Afotey.
And to the rest of you, may your children do it for you too.
#GratefulParent #FirstFruits #Blessed #ProudParents
PS. He has since confessed, the style of the shirt was his attempt to “GenZify” me. I no bore.
In honor of @JohnCena’s final match taking place December 13th on Saturday Night’s Main Event, we at @TheOfficialROW have made the decision to move our annual winter event, #SubZero, to December 20th.
Some moments in this business are bigger than any one show — and this is one of them. We want the entire wrestling world to come together to watch, reflect, and honor the greatest of all time as he takes his final bow.
#ThankYouJohn
So let me break it down for all you dummies that don’t understand what just happened…..
You take Seth Rollins — the so-called “Visionary” — and you put him in a ring with Bron Breakker, a Genetic Freak. But what Seth didn’t calculate… was the betrayal quotient.
Now let’s do the math:
Seth thought he had a 100% chance of survival with Bron at his side…
But what he didn’t know is that Bron’s got 66 2/3% loyalty when you factor in family bloodlines, and the other 33 1/3% is PURE RAGE.
So now Seth’s sitting there, asking “WHYYYY?”
I’ll TELL YA WHY!
Because Bron Breakker’s not here to play backup. He’s here to take over! He’s the dog-faced destroyer, and now the leash is OFF.
So Seth…
You took your eye off the math…
You had a 141 2/3% chance of getting BETRAYED…
And now you’re just another statistic in the Steiner Equation of Pain
I’m so proud of the junior doctors. You know what’s even more impressive? They have the full backing of their bosses. Can’t say same for my own society
The best decision I ever made was marrying you, @MichelleObama. For 33 years, I’ve admired your strength, grace, and determination — and the fact that you look so good doing it all. Happy anniversary!