Every holiday we visited, she always made sure strawberry-flavoured ice cream was stocked.Continue reading GRANDMOTHER’S STRAWBERRY ICECREAM
A RESILIENCE BREWED IN LAGOS
I started to wonder how I had become so immune to the great sense of tragedy. And then I remembered that I grew up in Lagos.Continue reading A RESILIENCE BREWED IN LAGOS
LIVING WITH TUBERCULOSIS AS A NIGERIAN IDP
The hardest thing, harder than the cough that wakes me up at night, is how people change when you get an illness.Continue reading LIVING WITH TUBERCULOSIS AS A NIGERIAN IDP
GETTING INFO ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY IS HARD
If I need to have myself or my chair carried at any point to gain access into a building, then it’s definitely not inclusive or safe.Continue reading GETTING INFO ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY IS HARD
BEYOND WHAT YOU SEE
What is it like studying in Nigeria while living with a disability or chronic illness?Continue reading BEYOND WHAT YOU SEE
LECTURERS GAVE ME SUMMARY NOTES
I haven’t been stigmatised because I rarely tell or show that I’m sick.Continue reading LECTURERS GAVE ME SUMMARY NOTES
MISSED CLASSES DUE TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS
I used to be a basketball player, but I stopped because I’m easily fatigued. Continue reading MISSED CLASSES DUE TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS
MOVING THROUGH CAMPUS WITHOUT HELP IS HARD
I had lived with partial blindness since childhood, but complete loss was a different story. Continue reading MOVING THROUGH CAMPUS WITHOUT HELP IS HARD
THERE ARE BARELY ANY RAMPS ON CAMPUS
The distance between classes is far, and they require the use of a staircase.Continue reading THERE ARE BARELY ANY RAMPS ON CAMPUS
I SET OUT FOR CLASSES TWO HOURS IN ADVANCE
My effort has helped me maintain a good academic record.Continue reading I SET OUT FOR CLASSES TWO HOURS IN ADVANCE