DA BEAUTY OF LIFE

Life is beautiful. 

We are all grateful 2 c a new day.

It is commendable 2 know and accept that storms in life cld hit u at any time.

 

It cld be an issue wit trust, love, job, family and marriage.

 But jst knw dat's important 2 learn n keep da lesson n let go.

 

It's also necesary dat these encounters change ur personae 2 bring da great persn in u.

 Knw dat u r born great n there is sme greatness in u. 

So make da mistakes, learn n be strong thru God, da author n finisher of our faith.

A MOTHER WITH A PURPOSE

Mother , your name is mild like cinnamon

The fragrance in which the lemon grove stands.

Mother! with a purpose.

Mother, my anchor in the stomps,

Name of dew, fresher than shadows that brighten my day.

My mother with a purpose.

Purpose of shinning coal, my sun, my night.

I will call you " Mother with a purpose", an epitome of love, purity and understanding.

Mother with a purpose, my hero, my mother!

CHIROPRACTIC CARE AND HOW FAR IT HAS GAINED GROUNDS IN GHANA

For more that 30 years, Chiropractise has become an accepted way of correcting subluxations in the spine. It is a means of adjusting the spine and treatment for strokes, numbness and back pains.

 Though it has been accepted the world over, it is now gradually gaining acceptance among the Ghanaian populace after its introduction about 10 years ago.

The word Chiropractic originated from the Greek word chiro meaning hand and practice concerned with action. It was founded in the 1890’s by D.D. Palmer and his son B.J.Palmer.

It is a health care discipline and profession that emphasises diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the spine.

Chiropractic care is also a scientific method of eliminating the cause of disease through spinal manipulation without the use of drugs, medicines or surgery.

It is a means of correcting subluxations in the spine like spondylosis, Lumbalgia and scoliosis.

Chiropractic care at the moment has gained more legitimacy and greater acceptance among medical physicians and health experts sin countries like U.S, Canada Australia and lately Ghana.

The treatment technique does not involve any medication but includes manual therapy, specifically the use of the hands.

It also includes the manipulation of the spine and other joints, exercises and practising healthy living lifestyles.

People who suffer from accidents, waist pains, diabetes and physically challenged patients are great benefactors.

Ghana has now become one of the African countries to accept Chiropractic care. One thing that is not known to many is that, children below the ages of four years can take chiropractic treatment.

For many who wait till they get involved in any kind of accident or for those who experience problems with their nerves before they seek chiropractic treatment have a long term treatment period. Cost of treatment ranges between three thousand Ghana cedis and fifty thousand Ghana cedis depending on the treatment plan.

To some, chiropractic care is reserved for only the rich in society, but some chiropractors think otherwise. 

Some chiropractic members  i talked  to were full of praises for  the introduction of Chiropractise in Ghana. According to them it has relieved them of a lot of backache and stress.

 So the next time, you decide  to spend thousands of Ghana cedis  to buy a blackberry or an I phone, do well to save that money for chiropractic  treatment, as it would relieve you  of  a lot of stress.

HEAL THE WORLD

For most of us like you and I, we were privileged to be born with silver spoons in our mouths. For others who are classified as the bourgeoisies’ and the middle class in society, their parents made sure their children never lacked anything in society. Material needs were not a bother, educational needs were provided and above all they were given the best of health care, even if it meant being flown overseas for the medical care. But what happens to those in the rural areas, the less privileged, the people who find themselves among the lower class in society. Who provides for their material, educational and health needs? Like they say, unfortunate things mostly happen to people who can not afford it. Such is the situation we find in the Neuro Surgical Unit of the Korle – Bu Teaching Hospital.

The Neuro surgical unit of the Korle bu teaching hospital was established as the department which deals with issues  pertaining to the brain. Here you find many children below the ages of five years suffering from various predicaments pertaining to the brain. Some of these children due to the pains associated with their conditions are unable to eat, sit, stand, swallow, pass urine or even lie on their backs. Many of these children patiently wait on philanthropists, churches, individuals and organizations to determine their survival, but should this be so. For most of these babies who where born with these predicaments through  no faults of theirs are at times banished  with their mothers, thrown  into the sea  or sacrificed  to  gods as  the relatives believe  they are a bad omen to  the family and the community in which they born into.  For little children like baby Anim and Florence, their stories were no different from the other children at the neuro surgical unit of the Korle bu teaching hospital. The mother of little Frederica, a four year old girl born with a swollen head  also has the same story.

 Her story as well as the stories of others you and I hear almost everyday on various network and others surely sent shivers down your spine. In your own small way how are you contributing to help to put a smile on the faces of these small ones, to give them life and hope for a better future.  Like the lyrics in the late Michael Jackson’s song “heal the world” there is a place in your heart and I know that it is love………………and this place could be much brighter than tomorrow.  And in her quest to heal the world a philanthropist who was touched by Frederica’s plight paid for the operation.

As the old adage goes “life is not fair” hence the things we are privileged to have as individuals are not only for our benefit, but to bless the lives of the less fortunate in our hospitals. We advise as we appeal to your consciences to let us heal the world and make it a better place for you, for me, these little ones and the entire human race.

NO PUNISHMENT FOR "SOLI" IN GJA CODE OF ETHICS - AFFAIL MONNEY

The Vice president of the Ghana Journalist Association, Affail Monney says, there is no specific rule in the GJA code of ethics that says that journalists who take “soli” should be punished.

Speaking on ETV’s morning show Awake, Monney stated categorically that our culture does not frown on 'soli'.

“Soli” which has its root word from solidarity is meant to solidarise with journalists who attend functions. But lately most journalists have misconstrued the use of the word.

While some fight over the monies involved, others resort to other resources as 'soli' to influence their stories. 

According the Monney, 'Soli' is given mostly to aid the transportation of the reporter back to his office early, so as to be able to compile his stories. He added that though article 8 of the GJA code of ethics does not allow for journalists to take soli, it was dependent on the reporter to respect the code of ethics as a line of morality. 

The Vice President of the Association also reacted to ETV’s footage of Journalists at the Press Center fighting over samples of bags of rice used as which they thought it was their 'soli' at the Press Centre on a Local Rice Production Press conference.

He disclosed that, poor conditions of service, including Low remuneration on the part of employers, cheap labour and the influx of 'mushroom journalists' are the cause of most journalists fighting over “soli”.

Affail Monney also admitted that though the GJA is not responsible for enforcing that employers pay their employees their substantial monies due them, it is liaising with the Trade Unions Congress, as it under takes a study on the conditions of service for journalists.

Story By: Esther Eyra Doe