Guyanese Oneeka Williams’ journey to becoming the first Black woman to train in Urologic Surgery at the Lahey Clinic, in Burlington, Massachusetts, in the United States was filled with twists and turns that she now uses as an inspiration for others, especially the young, as in her own words she is on a mission to “reshape how we think” as she “swings for the fences” and encourages others to do the same.
“For me, I want my children to go to school because it is like I losing them.
Caleb Cloggan was six months into his studies to become a medical doctor when his mother died suddenly in her sleep, two days after she was diagnosed with diabetes.
“I am planning to get married again soon and this time I want to wear a white wedding dress.
After serving the United States Navy for 23 years, Michelle Simmons decided it was time to retire and give back to society, especially to the land she once called home, Guyana.
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Seven years after she travelled to the remote village of Yupukari in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) after being awarded a scholarship for a Study Abroad Programme, Jennifer Bucolo, a licensed social worker, returned for a visit but ended up falling in love and months later married Guyanese Jenkins Lawrence and made the village her home.
“I am just happy that I get to see my children and now I have them again.
Long before Patricia Cummings made headlines for vaccinating United States Vice-President Kamala Harris, she was a nurse who enjoyed caring for her patients as much as she could.
“I just want to see my children. I miss them so much and it is almost two months since I have not seen them.
As a young doctor in internal medicine Kamela Bemaul-Sukhu was troubled by the many patients with blood disorders who at times lay in hospital beds for long periods with no real help given to them; this drove her to become specialised and today she is the only hematologist in the country.
It was a struggle for Michelle Kenyon to leave the only home she knew in the Rupununi to attend secondary school in Georgetown and she recalls how shocked she was at everything she saw.
“I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. Even if I don’t like somebody I wouldn’t want them to go through this pain I feeling.
Twenty-two-year-old Kim Spencer has a love for birds and she wants to ensure that they are protected in their natural habitat.
“For me I don’t think school should reopen because it is not safe with COVID-19.
Dr Terrence Isaacs is currently completing his residency in the United Kingdom to become a consultant in medical psycho-therapy.
“Sometimes I wonder how a mother could do that to her own child.
“I really thought I was going for better, you know. It was like I was stifling here because I was not working and it was like I was going around in circles, nothing happening.
One sexual encounter led to 17-year-old Immaculata Casimero becoming pregnant for someone she had no real relationship with and this experience is one of the driving forces behind her work today in the indigenous community promoting women’s empowerment and women’s rights.
Losing her mom at a tender age and relocating shortly after to a new country have helped Dr Tricia Van Rossum to understand how affected children are by events of their childhood, which may be why she now works with children suffering from mental health issues.
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