My husband had a rule I completely disagreed with. Whenever his mother or siblings needed money, he would send the money to my account first and ask me to transfer it to them. I didn't understand why he couldn't just send it directly. One day, his younger sister called me. “Thank you so much, Aunty. I honestly don't know what I would have done without you.” I was confused. I asked, “What are you thanking me for?” She said, “The money you sent. Brother told me you insisted on helping me.” I went quiet. That evening, I confronted my husband. “Why are you telling your family I'm the one giving them money?” He looked at me and said,

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Always make the phone call. Always visit your parents. Always check on your friends. You don’t need to have a perfect world or special occasion. Life moves faster than we realize. One day you’ll wish you had one more conversation, one more hug and more time. But it’ll be so late to spend that random day with your loved ones. Don’t build a life that you forget the people who make it worth living.

Dear Dr Mary, you have not made a conclusion in your statement. As someone who has some level of obstetric exposure. If you are asked by the AMERICAN or ROYAL BOARD... "Dr Mary, is Pregnancy a death sentence?" what will be your answer?... I can see you don't support MumZee, but that's beside the point... I'm asking you as a MEDICAL DOCTOR. You've made a broad statement here, cleverly without stating Pregnancy is a death sentence... but supporting the claim. You will go ahead to encourage more women to believe that notion. Except you believe Pregnancy is a death sentence. You made a statement "That shii hit a nerve in me…for the pregnant women that was brought in dead due to eclampsia, for the one we lost on the operating table and we all shed hot tears, for the ones that had to deal with post partum complications for the rest of the their lives…for myself and my pregnancy journey; the one that stayed and the one that messed me up so bad and still left…" Second Question: Does this talk about it being a death sentence or being high risk. Third Question: Is Malaria a death sentence. I lost my own younger sister to Malaria. Should I say Malaria is a death sentence? Answer these questions... no insults, just pure discussion.

Always make the phone call. Always visit your parents. Always check on your friends. You don’t need to have a perfect world or special occasion. Life moves faster than we realize. One day you’ll wish you had one more conversation, one more hug and more time. But it’ll be so late to spend that random day with your loved ones. Don’t build a life that you forget the people who make it worth living.