homas Fuller, an African sold into slavery in 1724 at the age of 14, was sometimes known as the “Virginia Calculator” for his extraordinary ability to solve complex math problems in his head. He was asked how many seconds there were in a year and a half, he answered in about two minutes, 47,304,000. Again Read More…
A 29-year-old woman who underwent a double mastectomy has revealed she is now more confident than she used to be. Stephanie Germino, from Florida, was left shocked when she was told there was a mutation in her BRCA1 gene, which meant she had an 87 percent risk of developing breast cancer. In a bid to Read More…
oday, we pay tribute to Anarcha Westcott. She was a 17-year-old slave who underwent about 30 operations without anesthesia for a vesico-vaginal fistula (abnormal connection between the vagina and bladder = urine coming out of your vagina). She recovered after this operation. James Marion Sim (we refuse to call him a doctor) was the racist Read More…
Dial the number, hand him the phone. My kid did the same thing at age 11. The woman asked him three questions. “Do you eat regularly?” He responded everyday. “Do you have clean, pressed and untorn clothing to wear?” Again, Yes. “Do you have a warm bed with clean covers, to sleep in and pajamas?” Read More…
Second girlfriend out of secondary school. A Caribbean girl just like myself, but lived most of her life in the USA. I liked that. I liked the accent. Six months into the relationship, I finally found out that she had a young boy. Not too long afterwards, the father, also a local living in the Read More…
I’m 12 years older than my husband and when we first started dating, I assumed that would end up a deal breaker. He thought having a young child would be a deal breaker. We got close very quickly but we decided to not include his than 2 1/2 year old daughter until we were sure Read More…
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