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House-to-House Vaccines…What Parents Should CheckBefore any needle touches your child… pause.Vaccines save lives.But eve...
29/01/2026

House-to-House Vaccines…What Parents Should Check

Before any needle touches your child… pause.

Vaccines save lives.
But every parent has the right to be informed before an injection is given.

If immunization teams come to your home, it is okay to ask questions.

Parents should confirm….

Official ID card…. clearly displayed
Name of the vaccine…. and what it protects against
Approved age range…. your child must fit it.
Government or health-facility backing…. not verbal claims.

Where to report side effects …..phone number or centre

This is not disrespect.
This is responsible parenting.

Refusing a vaccine until you are convinced is not wickedness.
It is consent.

Health decisions should never be rushed.
Pressure creates fear.
Information builds trust.

No ID. No explanation. No injection.
Safety starts with information, not pressure.

Parents are not against immunization.
Parents are for safe, verified, and accountable care.

-De Wesley’s

Asking questions does not make you a bad parent. It makes you a careful one.



29/01/2026

Medicine fights hard, but life has the final say.. and there comes a moment when medicine steps back, and life takes its rest.

Not Everyone Who Enters ICU Comes OutThis is the post people avoid…but need to read.Let me tell you a truth from the ICU...
29/01/2026

Not Everyone Who Enters ICU Comes Out

This is the post people avoid…
but need to read.

Let me tell you a truth from the ICU.

A 3-year-old child was brought in very sick.
Too young to understand pain.
Too small to fight so hard.

Everything was done.

Oxygen.
Machines.
Drugs.
Round-the-clock monitoring.
Every possible support modern medicine could offer.

The team stayed.
The machines worked.
Hope stayed alive.

But the little body was already exhausted.

Despite everything…
the child returned to his Maker. Sad!

Silence followed.

No shouting.
No accusations.
Just parents holding each other….
crying, shaking, broken.

Then something unexpected happened.

They thanked the team.

Not because the outcome was good.
But because they saw the effort.
They saw honesty.
They saw care without lies.

They said….

“Thank you for not giving us false hope… and for not abandoning our child.”

That moment stays with healthcare workers forever.

Here is the hard truth families must understand….

Hope is emotional.
Prognosis is medical.

Good ICU care does not always end in survival.
Sometimes it ends in dignity, clarity, and truth.

The ICU does not choose who lives or d!es.
It supports life…
until life decides otherwise.

ICU is about care with honesty, not false promises.

-De Wesley’s

Some losses hurt forever…but honesty hurts less than deception.

Read with empathy, not fear.

I’m taking it upon myself to celebrate every anesthetist in Africa who saves a life.Because behind every survival,there ...
28/01/2026

I’m taking it upon myself to celebrate every anesthetist in Africa who saves a life.

Because behind every survival,
there is skill, courage, and quiet sacrifice…
not only when a life is lost, but every time one is saved.

28/01/2026

The world often remembers the lives we couldn’t revive,
but rarely speaks about the many we saved with skill and speed.
Most times, we stood in the line of danger
taking the shock so another heart could beat again.

28/01/2026

Emergency

28/01/2026

Breaking out after 35? Don’t ignore this.
Do a Thyroid Function Test (TSH ± T3, T4).
Adult acne at this age can be linked to thyroid imbalance, not just skincare.

You may feel fine…but your body could be breaking slowly.Most serious illnesses don’t shout.They whisper.And by the time...
28/01/2026

You may feel fine…
but your body could be breaking slowly.

Most serious illnesses don’t shout.
They whisper.
And by the time they scream, ICU is already calling.

These are lab tests you should do at least once every year…

1. Thyroid test (TSH)…. weight changes, fatigue, palpitations often start here

2. ECG especially if you’re 35+ or with risk factors….the heart doesn’t always warn

3. Bl00d pressure check…silent damage starts here

4. Fasting bl00d sugar / HbA1c… diabetes doesn’t wait for symptoms.

5. Full bl00d count…. anemia, infections, hidden issues

6. Kidney function tests (urea, creatinine, electrolytes) kidneys fail quietly.

7. Liver function tests (LFTs) …especially if you take drugs or alcohol.

8. Lipid profile…. cholesterol blocks vessels silently

9. Urinalysis…. small clues, big problems

You don’t need to be sick to test.
You test so you don’t get sick.

Waiting for pain is expensive.
Waiting for collapse is tragic.

Prevention is not paranoia. It’s wisdom.

I am De Wesley's

Feeling fine is not the same as being healthy.

₦1,000,000 IN THE ICU CAN DISAPPEAR IN 24 HOURSYou think hospitals are wicked…Until you see how ICU care actually works....
28/01/2026

₦1,000,000 IN THE ICU CAN DISAPPEAR IN 24 HOURS

You think hospitals are wicked…
Until you see how ICU care actually works.

This is not drama.
This is the math.

In 24 hours, ICU care may include….

Oxygen….running nonstop, sometimes from multiple sources.
Drugs …. life-support medications, sedatives, antibiotics, infusions.

• Bl00d & bl00d products …sourced urgently, screened, stored.
Monitors & machines…ventilators, pumps, cardiac monitors.

24/7 skilled staff ….nurses, anesthesia & critical care teams watching every second.

No breaks.
No pause button.
No “let’s wait till morning.”

The ICU doesn’t charge for hope.
It charges for constant survival support.

That ₦1 million?
It didn’t vanish.
It was spent buying time.

And here’s the hard truth most people learn too late..

👉Prevention is cheaper than admission.

Check your bl00d pressure.
Control your sugar.
Take symptoms seriously.
Treat small problems early.

Because ICU care is powerful…
But it is the most expensive lesson in health.

I am De Wesley's

Health bills are loud. Prevention is quiet… choose wisely.

27/01/2026

Congratulations to her in advance

Plan childbirth with wisdom.Get health insurance.
27/01/2026

Plan childbirth with wisdom.
Get health insurance.

She Was Supposed to Wear White Tomorrow.Today, Her Father Is Choosing a Coffin.He struggled all his life.Not for wealth....
27/01/2026

She Was Supposed to Wear White Tomorrow.

Today, Her Father Is Choosing a Coffin.

He struggled all his life.
Not for wealth.
For one child.

His daughter.

He worked odd jobs.
Missed rest.
Endured insults.
Just so she could go to school, eat, dream.

She was his pride.
His reward.

Tomorrow was meant to be her wedding.
Her dress was ready.
Her shoes packed.
Her smile already imagined.

Then sickness came…..suddenly.
Urgently.

At the hospital, the words fell heavy…..
Emergency surgery.
Deposit required.

He froze.

Not because he didn’t love her.
But because love doesn’t always come with cash.

He begged.
He borrowed.
He called everyone he knew.

Time moved faster than help.

By the time the money came together…
His daughter was already on the operating table.

She never woke up.

Sad!

A father did not bury a child that day.
He buried a future.
A wedding that never happened.
Grandchildren that will never be born.
Dreams that d!ed quietly in a hospital corridor.

And people will still ask…..
Why didn’t he plan?
Why didn’t he have savings?

As if poverty is a crime.
As if effort always equals money.

This is not a story to blame hospitals.
Hospitals cannot run on tears.

This is not a story to shame a father.
He gave everything he had.

This is a story about a system where emergencies demand speed…..
but survival demands money.

And sometimes, love arrives first…
Money arrives too late.

I am @ Dewesleys

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