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Picture of Peggy Anita at the bottom Peggy Anita ... I woke up at 1: 39am Sunday July 3 , bathed, went on my knees and prayed to God. Whiles praying I ask myself, Peggy is gone, who is the next person? Could it be me? I don't pay my tithe regularly because I have not been going to church due to formal education or work. Should this be an excuse every Sunday? The late Peggy called me some few days before her death. She said "Kofi please help me to get reposting, I am 8 months pregnant and I am so weak. This *national posting* is not good at all. Kofi please help..." This was beyond me. She was advised to see the Volta Regional Health Director. She did exactly that but when she called me after seeing the director, I felt pain and sadness in her tone. "Kofi, the director didn't agree and has posted me to Volta Regional Hospital..." I reassured her and encouraged her to accept the posting, but she emphasized that she is so weak and wants to give birth ...

Rev. Sister Cecilia Maria dies with a Smiling face. Sister Cecilia Maria lived in Saints Teresa and Joseph Monastery in Santa Fe, Argentina, dedicated to prayer and the contemplative life. She passed away early on June 22 at age 43. After graduating as a nurse at 26 years of age, Sister Cecilia Maria made her first vows as a discalced Carmelite. In 2003, she made her final profession. Six months ago, she was diagnosed with cancer of the tongue and the disease metastasized into her lungs. In her time living at the monastery, she played the violin and was known for her sweetness and constant smile. In the final weeks of her illness, her condition worsened and she had to be hospitalized. From her bed she never stopped praying and offering up her sufferings with the certainty that her encounter with God was near. She wrote her last wish on a piece of paper: “I was thinking about how I would like my funeral to be. First, some intense prayer and then a great celebration for everyo...

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION                           (CPR) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, commonly known as CPR,is an emergency procedure performed in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest. It is indicated in those who are unresponsive with no breathing or abnormal breathing, for example, agonal respirations. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a combination of techniques, including chest compressions, designed to pump the heart to get blood circulating and deliver oxygen to the brain until definitive treatment can stimulate the heart to start working again. INDICATIONS ● Any person who has become unconscious and is found to be pulseless ● Cardiac arrest ● Ventricular fibrillation ( VF ) ● Pulseless ventricular...

Sex is an important element in marriage and until there is sexual intercourse between a husband and a wife, the marriage is not yet spiritually recognised . This shows how important sex is in marriage. When you look at how aggressive men are towards sex you may think that what a man needs from a woman is sex. Of course, if he has not married you yet or he does not really intend to marry you what he will need from you is nothing above your body. But if he really intends to marry you or if you guys are already married sex is never what he needs from you - maybe let me say it better; "WHAT A MAN NEEDS MOST FROM A WOMAN IS NOT SEX." Many young girls think because they are sexually active and experience they will easily be married and have their husbands loving them. And when a man approaches for marriage they think the greatest asset they have to show the man is sex. Others also think once they are giving out their bodies it means they are giving out the best for which reason t...

PROSTATE CANCER- is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in American men and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. In some Western countries, it has become the leading cause of cancer deaths. As our population ages, the impact of prostate cancer on American men will increase; no other cancer rises in incidence and mortality rate with increasing age as rapidly as does prostate cancer. It has been estimated that over 1 million American men now alive and over age 50 will eventually die of prostate cancer unless new treatments are developed to control this disease. Unfortunately, prostate cancer has a disproportionate impact on certain segments of our population. For example, African American men are more likely to develop prostate cancer and twice as likely to die from it than are other Americans. Over the past decade, the incidence of prostate cancer has increased sharply as PSA testing has become widely available. With widespread awareness about prostate cancer and a greater will...

They say they have built countless hospitals and springs of chip compounds scattered across the length and breath of the nation and yet, trained nurses are roaming like scavengers in search of jobs. The trained nurses and midwives are to have another demonstration next week.   This was a voice of an angry nurse among the nurses demonstrating against the current government for its failure to employ them. Years ago, nurses were employed few weeks after their national service or clinical rotation but the current government has refused to employ nurses and midwives. This has continued for years now making the nurses and midwives embarking on massive nationwide demonstration against the government. Nurses and teacher trainee allowances too has been cancelled.