Looking Back.

Sharon Stephen
2 min readSep 7, 2024

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Photo by Luke Miller on Unsplash

I was going through my drafts and I saw this..

I wrote it 4 years ago. Lool

A lot has changed since then.

I’m so glad I wrote these things down. To be able to come back and look at them and see the progress I’ve made is just so amazing.

The Next Step

Joining the West African College of Physicians:

Step1: Prepare for Primaries

Writing usually helps me to be disciplined in some way

Even if I don’t get to share all that I write with people

But sharing my writings with people puts me under more good pressure to be dedicated to what I’m doing.

So I’ve decided to do a residency program in Nigeria.

Yay?

A lot of Nigerian doctors work hard and save a lot of money to write exams that would enable them to migrate and work as doctors abroad. Where there are ‘greener pastures’

But in the midst of all the uncertainty and all the chaos, I’ve decided to be a patriotic citizen and stay back and serve my country.

At least for now

It took me a while to make this decision. But when I finally did, I felt very at peace with it. And one way that I’m at least 90% certain that I’m in the right track is if I’m not worried and I’m at peace. So that’s where I’m at.

Trust me, I also prayed a lot about it. And I sought counsel from multiple sources. I didn’t just randomly make this decision.

Sooooo…….what am I going to do my Residency in I hear you ask?

Drumrolls please 🥁

You already know

It was my favorite posting during Housemanship

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PAEDIATRICS!!!!!!💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽

Yes, I like tiny humans.

Being a doctor is hard, I don’t think any aspect of medicine is ‘easy’ so to speak.

I chose Paediatrics because, I enjoy interacting with tiny humans, point blank period. 😂

I also realized that when I was deciding that I wanted to be a doctor to begin with, I had a lot of sympathy for children. Particularly those living with HIV/AIDS.

I guess it just made sense to me and I’m happy with the decision.

One thing about decision making, make the decision for yourself. Not because of what anyone says and be fully convinced in your mind that this is what you want. When you face trials and tribulations in the future regarding the decision you made, you’d be fully responsible and you won’t point fingers at anyone

See how excited I sound. Lool

Isn’t it cute?

😂😂😂

Now I’ve spent a year in residency and I’m exhausted

Nigeria has shown me somethings. Lool

It’s like I’m not patriotic again 😂😂😂

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Sharon Stephen

A young Nigerian woman, sharing her thoughts and feelings, while hoping that you find solace or solidarity in her written words. 💜