YOUNG, DUMB AND BROKE!

What's the 'brokest' thing you have ever done?

Hello and welcome back to the blog guys. How have you been? Hope everybody is fine. So today, i have been kinda busy and i didn't prepare something for us, but hey, i thought we could do some chit chat here and there.

A little sun-kissed.

Have you ever been broke? Yeah...(In Jay-Z voice) I know you have ever been to that BROKECITY. I have been there, so many times. If we are being honest, there are somethings we do while we are dead broke and when we get some ka money, we look back and we are like; really, was that me? Did i exactly do that? And so on...

A friend told me she was broke and her tissue at home was gaming so when she hang out somewhere,..she legit carried the toilet tissue roll from the hotel washrooms. So just in case you thought its easy, its not, dealing with brokeness is hardddd!

Another friend of mine confessed to packing a chicken thigh in her napkin (because she couldn't ask for a foil since it was her little secret). You know that situation where someone takes out for some expensive dinner and you wish they could just give you even half of the money they are gonna pay?

But you can't say nothing because not everyone we dine with has necessarily to know our inside issues. If it has happened to you, you know exactly how it feels the following day when you only have a piece of chapati for breakfast.

Okay, lets now get up close and personal. Recently, like two months ago, i was dead ass broke. So, i plan my transportation for the day to and from work. It should cost me 4k or 4500 utmost. On that fateful day however, taxi's were scarce so we paid 1500 from Wandegeya to Ntinda. That's 500 extra on my usual budget.

Some more of me for you!

My head had to brainstorm for answers as to how i would make it back home. So, i work in Kiwatule and here is the thing; From Ntinda to Kiwatule awo nga ku bridge, its 500. Beyond that, you will likely pay 1000. So i tell this conductor that i have 500 paka awo nga ku PK Supermarket.

PK is close to my work place but not near enough. So i expected these guys to get me beyond PK atleast. To my deep disappointment, this conductor was as keen as an eagle. We approached PK and i heard; "Masawo, waliwo avaayo"! Whattttt? So, i couldn't argue, i got my sorry ass out of the taxi,...sort of picked my phone as if to make a call,...straightened my hair ..looked around...and the taxi sped off.

Damn,,,,now i had to move all the way down to my destination. I was angry but satisfied, because i had saved 500 to top up on my transport home.

So folks, if you are being honest, what is the brokest thing you have ever done? I know it's mid month so you could have even done some broke thing or stunt today, let's share and have some fun.
Till next Friday darlings, take good care of your selves. Hydrate and cheer up!

HOW COMPATIBLE IS YOUR BLOOD TYPE TO YOUR PARTNER'S?

Hello everybody, it’s Patie again bringing you yet another important health chat. It's been long minus having this kinda post but i thought this could be an eye opener to somebody out there.

I hope you are doing fine, if you are dealing with something not quite pleasant, i send my love and best wishes to you. Get well soon darling! 

Today i want to bring you up to speed with an issue that most people especially here in Uganda and Africa at large don't consider vital, yet it is. This is about the Blood type system and the Rhesus factor system and how they could possibly affect your relationship.

You gotta know your blood group guys!

Now, i know for a fact that many of you guys out there do not even know what your blood type is. This is in no way meant to make you feel some kinda way, it's a fact that we can't shy away from and it’s not good, at all. You probably haven't had a chance or even reason to know it. I too, didn't know mine till i was 12 years.

I will cut straight to the chase; this is going to be particularly about people with the Rhesus Negative blood type. Since i don't have huge insecurities about stuff, i will let you in....i'm AB Negative! For a fact, this is considered the rarest blood type with only 0.6% of the world's population while AB Positive is 3.4% I'm unique guys, hahaha.

People with AB blood inherited an A gene from one parent and a B gene from the other. Based on the underlying number of people in the A and B blood types, the odds of that particular combination happening are simply lower than any other possibility.

With this rare occurrence comes some bits of complications such as which person can donate to you and health issues relating to pregnancy and child birth as a whole.

Here is who you can donate to or receive blood from, take note!

Usually, the blood type system goes hand in hand with the rhesus system therefore knowing your blood type helps you know the rhesus stand. Some people carry the Rhesus D and therefore Rh Positive while some like myself don't and therefore Rh Negative. (I will not get into much details because it’s a wide and complex topic) 

I just want to create awareness about some health risks that we can prevent. If you are interested in knowing more, you can do an extensive google reading.

There is something called Rhesus Incompatibility which is plainly when a mother-to-be and father-to-be are not both positive or negative for Rh factor. If a woman who is Rh negative and a man who is Rh positive conceive a baby, the fetus may have Rh positive blood, inherited from the father. (About half of the children born to an Rh-negative mother and Rh-positive father will be Rh-positive.)

Rh incompatibility usually isn't a problem if it's the mother's first pregnancy. That's because the baby's blood does not normally enter the mother's circulatory system during the pregnancy.

During the birth, however, the mother's and baby's blood can mix. If this happens, the mother's body recognizes the Rh protein as a foreign substance. It then might begin making antibodies (proteins that act as protectors if foreign cells enter the body) against the Rh protein.

Rh-negative pregnant women can be exposed to the Rh protein that might cause antibody production in other ways such as via blood transfusions with Rh-positive blood so pregnant mothers ought to be careful and their medical personnel too.

With your rhesus factor position, here is which blood you can receive

When Is a Baby at Risk?

Rh antibodies are harmless until the mother's second or later pregnancies. If she is ever carrying another Rh-positive child, her Rh antibodies will recognize the Rh proteins on the surface of the baby's blood cells as foreign. Her antibodies will pass into the baby's bloodstream and attack those cells.

This can make the baby's red blood cells swell and rupture. This is known as hemolytic or Rh disease of the newborn. It can make a baby's blood count get very low.

How Is Rh Incompatibility Treated?

If a pregnant woman has the potential to develop Rh incompatibility, doctors give her a series of two Rh immune-globulin shots during her first pregnancy. She'll get:

• The first shot around the 28th week of pregnancy
• The second shot within 72 hours of giving birth

Rh immune-globulin acts like a vaccine. It prevents the mother's body from making any Rh antibodies that could cause serious health problems in the newborn or affect a future pregnancy.

In rare cases, if the incompatibility is severe and a baby is in danger, the baby can get special blood transfusions called exchange transfusions either before birth (intrauterine fetal transfusions) or after delivery. 

Exchange transfusions replace the baby's blood with blood with Rh-negative blood cells. This stabilizes the level of red blood cells and minimizes damage from Rh antibodies already in the baby's bloodstream.

Here is how Intrauterine fetal blood transfusion is done(to the unborn baby ofcourse)

This comes at a cost which might not be affordable for every ordinary person and that's the reason i emphasize being open minded to learning something new every day. Who knows this very blog could lighten up something for your understanding.

Now folks, i didn't bring this up to scare nobody, i just want us to be aware of these things. Sometimes a couple fails to get children or have miscarriages, stillbirths or even sometimes give birth to very weak children and sicklers.

In the African setting, we would say, the lady or man was bewitched,...the in-laws don't wish them well or something of the sort. Actually, some of these myths and misconceptions can be explained scientifically and solved.

An approximate count of world wide blood group distribution

So, my dear readers, be WOKE! Before you meander to some spiritual healer to get kids, first have your situation analyzed by the right doctors. Oh, i'm a believer so i will say, talk to God about stuff because clearly he is the one keeping even those fake wizards of yours alive.

I hope this article was helpful to you and I’m awaiting your comments down below. If you have something that you would like to see in the next blog, please let me know. I would even catch a grenade for you my esteemed readers.  That’s how much I appreciate your support guys, thank you!

INFO CREDIT: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/rh.html

QUICK UPDATE ON LIFE

Hello, I'm glad you dropped by, I appreciate you so much. It's been a minute, I didn't post last Friday, but here we are, let's get rolling.

For the love of chimpreports.

So today, I thought I would bring you up to speed with what's going on with me, life and stuff. Last week was a super fixed one for me, work work work and exhaustion. It's the very reason I didn't have some time off to do this.

While I was struggling to hit off deadlines and take on my other responsibilities, I noticed that at the end of the day, I started to complain a little bit, that's human(or is it?)

On a Monday evening, I was working late, 8:50 pm caught up with me while I still tried to cover my work load for the day. With cars honking annoyingly down at the road, the rustle of the wind against leaves, lights on and dusk dull, I sat still.

Looking at the deserted seats at our work station and one bulb flickering (for God knows what), I sighed and closed my eyes, and what came to me, was a feeling of gratefulness, fulfillment and Thanksgiving.

I was tired and kinda lonely but so happy to have a job. I was suddenly whisked off to a an imaginary place with such a calm aura, where I drowned in an avalanche of positive thoughts, affirmations and utmost satisfaction. I felt the need to thank my creator for making up all these years so special FOR ME!

Many a times, when we are faced with new challenges in what we do, we feel like maybe we have not done enough, maybe we ain't smart enough, maybe we can only do certain things and leave the others for whoever. We start to grumble and forget to be thankful for the mere fact that we are where we're, we are alive, and we are still breathing pricelessly.

A little Patie Polly for your Friday

Beautiful people, I am learning to digest the positive, even if it were only 1% of a whole disgusting situation, I chose to take the little ray of light that shines through the narrowest crack of the dark encasement. It relieves me of worry (which we tend to focus on so much) and gives me an ounce of strength anew to carry on.

As we draw close to finishing the year, I believe that I have tried to work on the parts of my life that are still sheltered off, under construction. Getting more into me and letting go of the external pressure that the world will forever exert on us. It's a good place, you should visit your inner self too.

This is to encourage you to hang in there, even when there seems to be no light in your path right now, focus on the ambient light and keep trudging on, with time, your eyes will fully adjust to that little light and that's how you will push through.

Don't be like Cinderella, waiting on on some prince to save her, just try and find yourself in that seemingly lost place and revise your bearings once more. The Cinderella syndrome will only bring you a prince who is after your fairly godmother's bracelet, once he has it off you, the clock will hit midnight and your virtual world will crush to bits. Be your own wonder woman, be your own Superman.

How much do you know about the urban term "Cinderella syndrome"?

I'm not there yet, I'm also trying to lay foundations where I can raise a castle and rule my empire, we can learn through this together, trust me!
I love you guys, leave a comment with that powerful message that can help a brother, a sister to feel better today, merci!