Her Heart's Thoughts

I’m not very good with handling death. It really affects me so much. I've lost a friend Grace. Her death is so sudden that have been unable to weep. It’s so sudden that I don’t know how to deal with it. All I can do is just sit and reflect on the laughter and talks we shared together. I didn’t know Grace for long but for the several months I got to know her, we had a connection. She’s the type of person, who makes you feel at home when you’re around her. She was motherly and had an amazing smile. I take time to connect with people but with her it was different. I connected with her in no time. Grace was pregnant & the little one liked me. It kicked one day when I touched her belly, it felt good. She was looking forward to having this baby. I even predicted and told her it will be a baby girl!!! Everything happens for a reason, that’s what I hear when tragic happens in people’s lives. I would like to believe in this phrase but it’s really hard. From where I’m sta...

As the world marks World Kidney Day, I'm celebrating a survivor of kidney disease, Doris. Doris is a survivor of kidney disease who only got a chance to tell her story to very few people. Doris was a young girl aged 14 years. She's had been suffering from the disease since the age of 12. My family came to know of her through church and my mum was touched by her story. Doris needed all the help she could get. My mum a kind hearted woman gathered her friends and took the initiative to help her. The journey started at Kenyatta Hospital. She was in and out of hospital for her dialysis treatment. The dialysis treatment was a very tiring procedure for her. Whenever we went to visit her, she was a beautiful girl lying in bed so weak. It was always an emotional moment for the people who went to visit her. She always did her best to be lively but through her eyes you could see the pain. The dialysis treatment went on for months. God came through for her, she got better. Doris wen...

As we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, the question I pose is: What is the origin of this celebration? International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. It was first celebrated on March 19, 1911 then moved to March 8 thereafter.  A million women and men rallied in support of women's rights on that first International Women's Day. The idea first arose at the turn of the century, which in the industrialized world was a period of expansion and turbulence, booming population growth and radical ideologies. International Women’s Day is a day that brings women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, and come together to celebrate their Day. They can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle fo...