We were asked to go to the Neuropsychiatric hospital to ask for a Neurologist.
She went, but did not see a Neurologist on seat, but met with another doctor there.
My name is Maryjane and the woman in the picture is Okolo Beatrice, my mother.
In August, my mom started having constant headaches. She went to the hospital, and was attended to by a doctor, but the headache persisted.
We were asked to go to the Neuropsychiatric hospital to ask for a Neurologist.
She went, but did not see a Neurologist on seat, but met with another doctor there.
At a point I was no longer comfortable with the complaints.
On Sunday the 18th, I received a call that we are supposed to pay another deposit. My mom will be going for another surgery.
Histology result came out and it wasn't a malignant glioblastoma as was initially diagnosed. It's pilocytic Astrocytoma, a benign tumor. I was like "yeah, this is great news, we'll still need to do 1 or 2 radiation and she'll be fine"
The doctor said the recent CT scan done revealed that there are still little tumors coming up.
₦500 by 20k people will give me 10 million naira. It's a great start. I know things are hard, but I beg y'all. My mum is just 56, still in her prime.
Nwonwu Maryjane Chinaza
First bank
Sorry for the tags. Please help me share.
Thank you so much everyone.
I'd really appreciate it if you could share or donate to this GoFundMe,
*Help my mom regain consciousness and live again*
https://t.co/3TjATw98lb
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More importantly, the statistic being used in the campaign is misleading. It says 57% of women put off cervical screening if they can't get waxed. But on further investigation, that's not accurate.
The page here goes on to say "57% of women who regularly have their pubic hair professionally removed would put off attending their cervical screening appointment if they hadn’t been able to visit a beauty salon."
So the 57% represents a concern not across the whole population of women, but only those who regularly get waxed. So how big of an issue is this across the whole population? And what else is stopping people getting smears?
I think campaigns for cancer screening are really tricky because there is so much nuance that often doesn't fit into a catchy headline or hashtag. It's certainly not easy and is part of a bigger conversation.
It\u2019s #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek \U0001f499
— myGP (@myGPapp) January 18, 2021
Here\u2019s how you can help to raise awareness:
\U0001f431 Share an image of the cat that best reflects your undercarriage/flower/bits (technical term vulva!) current look.
#\u20e3Use the Hashtag #myCat.
\U0001f46dTell and tag your friends to let them know. pic.twitter.com/8aHf96ynjT
More importantly, the statistic being used in the campaign is misleading. It says 57% of women put off cervical screening if they can't get waxed. But on further investigation, that's not accurate.
The page here goes on to say "57% of women who regularly have their pubic hair professionally removed would put off attending their cervical screening appointment if they hadn’t been able to visit a beauty salon."
So the 57% represents a concern not across the whole population of women, but only those who regularly get waxed. So how big of an issue is this across the whole population? And what else is stopping people getting smears?
I think campaigns for cancer screening are really tricky because there is so much nuance that often doesn't fit into a catchy headline or hashtag. It's certainly not easy and is part of a bigger conversation.
