Mara nyingi tumezoea kusikia taarifa za kutisha na kusikitisha kama siyo kuhuzunisha kila linapotajwa suala la afya hasa katika zahanati, vituo vya afya, hosipitali za wiliaya, mkoa, rufaa na hata ile ya Taifa. Leo nimefurahi kuona habari yenye angalizo linalorekebika ila yenye moyo uliyojaa shukrani. Kwa hili, Profesa Matondo nakupongeza.

Mwaka 1993 nilifanyiwa upasuaji mkubwa wa sikio langu la kulia pale Muhimbili. Nakumbuka ilikuwa ni asubuhi majira ya saa mbili nilipopelekwa katika chumba cha upasuaji. Taa zinazong'ara sana zilikuwa zikiwaka na manesi walikuwa wanamaliziamalizia kuandaa vifaa.

• Mara waliingia madaktari wawili wakanisalimia na kuniulizia kama nilikuwa tayari kwa operesheni ile. Niliwajibu kwamba nilikuwa najisikia vizuri sana na sikuwa na woga. Niliwaambia kwamba sikio hilo lilikuwa limenisumbua mno kuanzia utoto na nilikuwa tayari kuhakikisha kwamba tatizo hilo linatatuliwa.
• Nilipimwa, joto, shinikizo la damu na vipimo vingine. Daktari anayeshughulika na ganzi pia aliingia. Timu nzima ilikuwa imekamilika. Madaktari wawili bingwa, mmoja wa ganzi na wasaidizi watatu - wote katika mavazi meupe yaliyong'ara na kuwafanya waonekane kama malaika. Muda si mrefu ujao, maisha yangu yangekuwa mikononi mwao.
• Wakati nikisubiri operesheni hiyo kuanza waliingia watu wengine kama wanane hivi - wote wakiwa wamevaa majoho yale yale meupe. Mara moja nilitambua kwamba hawa walikuwa ni wanafunzi wa udaktari. Nilikuwa sahihi kwani mara moja darasa lilianza.
• Daktari kiongozi alianza kuwaambia tatizo langu lilikuwa ni nini na visababishi vyake. Baada ya hapo aliendelea kuwaelekeza hatua za kufuata katika operesheni ile. Aliwaambia kwamba operesheni inachukua kati ya masaa mawili na nusu hadi matano. Kwamba ilikuwa ni operesheni ya hatari na uwezekano wa mgonjwa kufa, kupofuka au kuwa kiziwi wa kudumu ulikuwa ni mkubwa. Aliendelea kuwaambia kwamba tatizo lilikuwa ni "gland" moja iliyokuwa ndani kabisa karibu na sikio la ndani na kazi yao ilikuwa ni kutafuta mzizi wa gland hiyo na kuung'oa kabisa. Gland hiyo korofi ilikuwa inatoa kemikali ambazo mwili ulikuwa hauzitambui na hivyo kusababisha sikio na kichwa kizima kuvimba kila mwaka. Aliendelea kuwaambia wanafunzi wake kwamba sehemu iliyopo gland hiyo ilikuwa imezungukwa na mifumo tata ya neva mbalimbali (zikiwemo za macho, sikio la ndani na za mfumo wa fahamu) pamoja na mirija mingi sana ya damu. Kwa hali hiyo kosa lolote dogo, lingeweza kuleta matatizo makubwa.
• Baada ya darasa lile, yule daktari wa ganzi aliniuliza kwa mara ya mwisho kama nilikuwa tayari. Nilipotikisa kichwa kuashiria ndiyo, basi aliniwekea kifaa cha kupumlia mdomoni na kuniomba nihesabu mpaka 10. Nadhani hata tano sikufikisha. Nilikuja kupata fahamu majira ya saa saba mchana nikiwa kwenye eleveta nikirudishwa wodini. Operesheni ilikuwa imefanikiwa!
• Inabidi niseme hapa kwamba maelezo ya darasa lile yalinitisha sana; na kidogo nilijisaili kama ilikuwa sawa kisaikolojia kwa daktari yule kutoa darasa la aina ile mbele ya mgonjwa tena anayekaribia kufanyiwa upasuaji hatari kama ule. Isitoshe, habari karibu zote zilikuwa ngeni kwangu. Nilibaki nikijiuliza, mbona sikuambiwa mambo haya mapema?
• Nilipofika hapa Marekani na kuwaambia watu mkasa huu hawakuamini na waliniambia kwamba nilikuwa natania. Eti jambo kama hilo haliwezi kutokea. Niliambiwa kwamba hapa mahospitali hununua maiti kwa masomo yo yote yanayohusu mazoezi ya ana kwa ana.
• Baadaye nilikuja kugundua kwamba daktari bingwa profesa aliyenifanyia upasuaji ule na aliyefundisha darasa lile asubuhi ile njema ni mmojawapo wa madaktari bora kabisa kwa matatizo ya masikio na pua nchini Tanzania. Nilipokwenda kufanyiwa uchunguzi baada ya kufika hapa Marekani, madaktari waliniambia kwamba operesheni niliyofanyiwa kule Muhimbili ilikuwa imefanyika vizuri mno na hakukuwa na uwezekano wo wote wa tatizo lililokuwa likinisumbua kujirudia tena.
• Japo sikulipenda darasa lake, daima huwa namshukuru na kumwombea daktari profesa bingwa aliyenifanyia upasuaji ule uliofanikiwa. Isitoshe, nikiwa kama mwanafunzi wa chuo kikuu, operesheni ile nilifanyiwa bure. Nimeambiwa kwamba hapa Marekani operesheni kama hiyo inagharimu zaidi ya dola 20,000!
• Isitoshe, ni kutokana na operesheni hii hatimaye niliweza kukutana na ubinadamu wa kweli pale Muhimbili, tukio ambalo liliniathiri sana na kubadili mtazamo wangu kuhusu maisha yetu hapa duniani!

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From: Julie
I thought I would share this with parents teenagers. Sometimes they do things we wouldn't expect them to do but without really knowing why they did what they did, we can't rescue them. Sometimes we have to open the door for them to confide in us about their fears, worries, and uncertainties. if one creates conditions that would make them not trust us, the result can be devastating. Read what was written by and 8th grader named Jessica Arlia below.
Julieth K., Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:34:26 -0700

Message from Jessica Arlia:
If only adults lived our lives. Life today for teenagers is more difficult than most think. I know that most adults think that our only problems are what we're going to wear the next day or whether we're in the cool crowd, but some of us have it much more difficult than that. What adults don't know is that so many kids are dealing with depression, cutting themselves, being beaten, raped or sexually harassed, and even suicide. that's when they turn to drugs, alcohol, sex and crime. I know people in every one of those categories and something needs to be done. To help these kids, one of the best things parents can do is to be there for us. Don't be mad at us for acting rashly when you know there are reasons for it. Try to understand what we're going through and see what you ca do to help. Our irresponsibility is usually a silent cry for help. We want help even if we don't admit it. So please, just be there for us when we need it most.
Jessica Arlia

From: Edith
The worst thing as a parent you can do to your teenager is to shut them out, not listening to them. You may not like what they are saying but open the lines of communication that way if you are lucky they will confide to you their worst fears and worries instead of their buddies. The way you react to some of these talks makes the difference whether they are going to confide to you again or not. So keep your cool even when you want to scream, Its a very thin line we walk as parents, so you walk it with care. And pray that God will guide them whatever mistake they make is a learning process and not the end of the story. God Bless us all, there a are no books out there that will make it easy you write it as you go.
Edith K., Date: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 12:10 PM

A hater is someone who is jealous and envious and spends all their time trying to make you look small so they can look tall. They are very negative people to say the least. Nothing is ever good enough!

When you make your mark, you will always attract some haters. That's why you have to be careful with whom you share your blessings and your dreams, because some folks can't handle seeing you blessed.

It's dangerous to be like somebody else. If God wanted you to be like somebody else, He would have given you what He gave them! Right? You never know what people have gone through to get what they have.

The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don't know my story.

If the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, you can rest assured that the water bill is higher there too!

Some people envy you because you can:
a) Have a relationship with God
b) Light up a room when you walk in
c) Start your own business
d) Tell a man/woman to hit the curb (if s/he isn't about the right thing)
e) You are a strong person and don't let people run you over
f) You have a strong and loving marriage and they can't get in-between spouses to spoil it

Haters can't stand to see you happy. Haters will never want to see you succeed. Most of our haters are people who are supposed to be on our side (like some family and friends).

How do you handle your undercover haters?

1. Knowing who you are & who your true friends are
2. Having a purpose to your life. Purpose does not mean having a job. You can have a job and still be unfulfilled. A purpose is having a clear sense of what God has called you to be. Your purpose is not defined by what others think about you.
3. Remembering that what you have is by divine prerogative and not human manipulation.
4. Fulfill your dreams! You only have one life to live, when its your time to leave this earth, you want to be able to say, 'I've lived my life and fulfilled my dreams, now I'm ready to go HOME!'
   

When God gives you favor, you can tell your haters, 'Don't look at me, look at who is in charge of me.'
'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'

with thanks from Maya Angelou

Mambo mengi yametokea katika miaka ishirini iliyopita. Mabati yenye kutu Kariakoo yametoweka na uingiapo Dar kwa juu mji unapendeza. Vikwangua anga vimezagaa hadi Kijitonyama (with all due respect), shule za kupendeza zimejengwa mijini na za zamani zinaendelea kusota. Kwa waliosoma Origins of the Species ya Darwin wanajua kuwa hii ndiyo survival of the fittest na hatima yake inajulikana. Niliwahi kwenda bwenini kwangu miaka ya nyuma na sikushangazwa na niliyoyaona. Niingiapo mjini kwetu hupita shule niliyosoma nikiwa mdogo - toka vidudu, kukiwa na madirisha ya vioo, madawati na hata msafisha vyoo - leo ni magofu kama ya Bagamoyo.

Mwalimu Nyerere aliwahi kusema: Inawezekana timiza wajibu wako - ni maneno machache lakini yanahimiza mambo mengi ndani ya jamii ikiwa ni pamoja na kuepuka rushwa na kuwajibika. Uwajibikaji mkubwa hata hivyo ni wa Taasisi husika ambazo ni sisi wenyewe - kwani ni sisi tunaojenga majumba ya mamilioni Tegeta na ni sisi tunaowajibika kuendesha miundo mbinu ya afya, elimu, uchumi na huduma zote za jamii. Pengine mwalimu alisahau kuongeza "...ila itangulize nafsi yako".  Rafiki yangu mmoja ambaye haamini Mungu anaamini kuwa wanaodhulumu haki za watu iko namna watawajibika - namna gani, hajui - anachukia sana rushwa..."

On August 28, 1963, under a nearly cloudless sky, more than 250,000 people, a fifth of them white, gathered near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to rally for "jobs and freedom." The roster of speakers included speakers from nearly every segment of society - labor leaders like Walter Reuther, clergy, film stars such as Sidney Poitier and Marlon Brando and folksingers such as Joan Baez. Each of the speakers was allotted fifteen minutes, but the day belonged to the young and charismatic leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had originally prepared a short and somewhat formal recitation of the sufferings of African Americans attempting to realize their freedom in a society chained by discrimination. He was about to sit down when gospel singer Mahalia Jackson called out, "Tell them about your dream, Martin! Tell them about the dream!" Encouraged by shouts from the audience, King drew upon some of his past talks, and the result became the landmark statement of civil rights in America - a dream of all people, of all races, colors and backgrounds, sharing in an America marked by freedom and democracy.

• Click here to watch to the video of Martin Luther King Jr's historical speech.
• Click here for his biography
• and here for FAQs about him
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I usually don't send out chain letters,  No. Not me. But, this one got me really good. After you reach at the end, you will understand why I shared it. Be blessed as you think it over.

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. 'Your son is here,' she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened. Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out his hand.The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.

The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile. He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients.

Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night. Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited. Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.
'Who was that man?' he asked.
The nurse was startled, 'He was your father,'she answered.
'No, he wasn't,' the Marine replied.
'I never saw him before in my life.'
'Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?'
'I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn't here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed.'

The next time someone needs you, just be there. Stay!
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We are human beings going through a temporary spiritual experience.

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A few months ago, I said I was taking off the rest of 2009. The reason for that, although I didn't say it at the time, was so I could spend my mother's final days at her side. I am so glad I did.  It made all the difference in the world to me.  Thank you for all of your condolences.  As you know, my mother was the apple of my eye, so this has been difficult to say the least. I'll say more about her as I am able.  It's just to soon to talk publicly about it. It is still very raw. All I'll say is this, take care of your mothers…you only get one. I've got to stop talking about this, sorry.

You have no idea how much I need to go to work right now, for no other reason than to just to be busy. January 4th can't get here soon enough. If you think I've been working at a crazy pace before, you ain't seen nothing yet!…SMILE. I'm telling you, if I walk these dogs one more time, I think they're going to cuss me out!....LOL. Y'all know I can't sit still.

Anyway, I am so glad I have decided to go out on tour.  You can't image how much I need to be in front of the people right now. To get that give-and-take, I am so looking forward to it.  Can you believe it's been 5 years since I've toured? So I'm coming to make you hurt yourself in a good way...LOL.  MADEA's BIG HAPPY FAMILY is my new play. Trust me when I tell you, I need to laugh and make you laugh even harder.  All I want to say is that if you have not seen "MADEA" live on stage you haven't seen Madea at all.  In the movies, I'm limited but on stage....FREEEEDDOMMMM!!! LOL.

This is truly my BIGGEST and BEST PLAY EVER! I've done some things in this show that have never been seen in a play before.  The show is hilarious! I mean, it's so funny that we can't get through rehearsals. We're trying to get it all out now.  And the music! The music is off the chain. So come on out, I'd love to see you there. It's bigger and better than anything I've ever done. I'm excited about it, I really am. Can you tell?

Here are the tour dates for the first leg.

Jan 4th, 2010...El Paso, TX....Don Haskins Center
Jan 5th, 2010...Phoenix, AZ....Dodge Theatre
Jan 6th, 2010...San Diego, CA....San Diego Sports Arena
Jan 9th, 2010....Seattle, WA....Key Arena
Jan 10th, 2010....Portland, OR....Memorial Coliseum

Click the link below to view all scheduled dates.  Oh yeah, if you don't see your city, just remember this is only the first leg...more cities will be added http://tylerperry.com/newplay

God Bless and thank you again.

I almost forgot, on Christmas Eve, I misdialed a number and started talking to a lady who I didn't know.  Her name is Irene Toliver.  She didn't believe it was me so here's your proof ...SMILE.  You and your husband seem like very nice people.  I hope you got your cooking finished in time. Didn't mean to take up your time, but you reminded me of my mother. God bless you.

Tyler Perry

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I received this from a friend, it could be one of those chain letters, I know, I know you want to check it our in  one of those urban legend sites such as Snopes.com or TruthOrFiction.com or BreakTheChain.org etc, but save yourself the hassle, snopes.com has it explained here: snopes.com/crime/intent/gps.asp. Now, these two episodes narrated here, make some sense and do teach a lesson. Please read on and learn something out of it. It doesn't hurt to know a thing or two, you could be of help someday.

MOBILE PHONES: 
I never thought of this. This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her mobile phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card, wallet, Etc. was stolen. 20 minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had happened, hubby says 'I  received your text asking about our Pin number and I've replied a little while ago.' 

When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all   the money was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text 'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their  bank account. 

Moral of the lesson:  Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list.  Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc. And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back.  Also, when you're being texted by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you don't reach them, be very careful about going places to meet 'family and friends' who text you.

GPS:
A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard. 

When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen. 

The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to clean out the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents.
Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your home address in it. Put a nearby address (like a store or gas station) so you can still find your way home if you need to, but no one else would know where you live if your GPS were stolen. 

Don't ask me who wrote this and why, all I know is, it makes sense and the writer (whom I happen to know) is very a talented person and wrote this piece when thinking about 'a definition of the current Tanzania'.

The only definition of how wealth is created is as follows:
Wealth is created when something  that is  useless in its current state is changed into something that is useful. For instance, oil in the ground is valuable but until it is brought to the surface and refined, it is not wealth. Many people are involved in moving wealth around or distributing it to different groups, but they do not create any wealth. When you have a disproportionate number of people and entities distributing the wealth as opposed to creating wealth, you will soon have an end to prosperity.
WE NEED SOME CHANGE!
J.