Steroids nearly killed me
Friday, June 11, 2021
Dube
My daily struggle with debilitating pain has my mind messed up that I want to go into all joints of my body, suck out every frozen cracked fluid and breath back in fresh new fluids.
Imagine a home where there is a constant battle, the husband and wife throwing every gadget on site to each other, bleeding to the point of collapse. Time and again the neighbours come in to calm the storm, but the relief is short lived. That is my life, in my battle against RA.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...