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Adoption is a beautiful gift for both the adoptive parents and the child yet it is still a 'hush hush' topic in our community.

Listen to part 2 of 2 of my amazing guest Robyn Brown-Obot's beautiful story of being an adoptive parent. (If you didn't listen to part 1, do that now and then come back and listen to this final episode!)

Let me know your thoughts in the comments section and share this episode with your friends and family; we never know who our stories help!

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Adopting is a wonderful thing yet it is another topic many of our people do not like to discuss.

My amazing guest Robyn Brown-Obot is proud of being an adoptive parent and I am thankful for her for agreeing to candidly and openly share her very personal adoption journey in this episode.

Listen to part 1 of 2 of Robyn's beautiful story as 'the other mummy' to her beautiful daughter; Esther. Part 2 will be published in my next episode, be sure to listen and find out how the story ends.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments section and share this episode with your friends and family; we never know who our stories help!

My guest, Sola Onalaja was diagnosed with High Blood Pressure several years ago and she admits that she did not take the diagnosis seriously which led to both her kidneys failing.

Sola's message is for people to try to live a healthy life style and to address health issues once they are identified to avoid them escalating.

Sola has now been on dialysis for 18 years and continues to hope and pray for the day she finally gets a kidney transplant.

Sola is an inspiration and she is giving back by volunteering to speak to others who are going through the same predicament as she is.

Listen to Sola's story as she raises awareness about kidney failure and the need for more Black and Minority Ethnic organ donors.

If you want to speak to Sola to learn more, please reach out to me in directly or let me know in the comments section.

'International day of the girl child' was on 10.10.2025 and what better way to celebrate it than sitting down with my own baby girl.

Today's episode is all about us - laughter, lessons, love, giggles, real talk and maybe a little reflection as we celebrate what it truly means to raise and be 'a girl child'.

We hope you enjoyed listening to two girls chat celebrate each other!

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Please read below from the NHS donor website as at 5.11.2025:

'A new report published today by NHS Blood and Transplant shows a five year high on the number of patients of Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds receiving an organ transplant.

Latest figures from the Annual Report on Ethnicity Differences in Organ Donation and Transplantation show that in 2023/24, 1,232 patients from ethnic minority backgrounds received lifesaving organ transplants – that’s over 100 more than the year before.

However, almost 80% of organs transplanted into those patients came from white donors, as number of people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities donating organs after death dipped by 19% and there was also a decrease of 8% in living organ donors.

The majority of ethnic minority patients in need of a transplant are waiting for a kidney. Given that kidneys are matched by blood group and tissue type, there is a better chance of not only finding a suitable match from a donor of the same ethnicity, but better outcomes for the patient.'

Do you know enough about organ donation? If not, why have you not done the research; is it out of fear or because you do not think you need to?

Are you an organ donor? If not, why not? If so, what informed your decision?

Will you accept an organ from your child or donate your organ to your child or your parent?

These are issues that will affect us or our family or friends so let us normalise having these discussions with no judgement regardless of our respective choices.

Please let me know your thoughts!

I took a short time out, I missed you and I am back!! How is everyone doing, what has been going on in your lives? Comment and let me know!

Many of us have or know someone who has 'japad' from Nigeria to other countries in search of greener pastures.

Many of us may have heard about the the recent incident involving a Nigerian Health Care assistant who was caught on camera maltreating the elderly patient she was caring for.

My guest has worked with the National Health Service for 25 years so who better to discuss with.

I have decided create a segment titled 'Japa Chronicles' because I intend to continue to discuss the issues arising out of 'japaing'.

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Unmarried heterosexual females - You are in a relationship, you fall pregnant, he tells you he does not want the child, you ignore him and go and have the child; do you put his name on the child's birth certificate, give your child his surname and expect him to become actively involved in your child's life (which for some includes paying child maintenance)?

Men - In the above situation, do you think that the child should have the father's name, that the father should be named on the child's birth certificate? Do you think the father should pay child maintenance for the child?

Society - Should the man be expected to play an active role in the child's life?

I am waiting for your comments so that I can decide if I am alone in this whatsapp group!!!

'Therapy' (whether for adults and children) is still not yet fully embraced and valued by many in the Black/African community.

My guest; Omololu Majekodunmi is the founder of 'Triumph Therapeutics' based in Washington, USA which provides paediatric therapy.

Omololu shares his heart-warming story of how he first became interested in working with children and the importance of parents accessing relevant therapy for their children to give them the best chance of living a rich and fulfilled life.

If you are interested in knowing more about services provided by Triumph Therapeutics, check out the website:

https://www.triumphtherapeutics.com/

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Are single mothers viewed and treated differently from single fathers and if so, why?

Listen and let me know your thoughts.