Today being Monday, I happily went to work an anticipation of my sallah meat. *Big grin*
Then a colleague called to say she lost some relatives at Saudi Stampede and was going for 'Gesuwa' and won't be able to make it to work.
Then another called in and another.
That was when I thought to myself, the stampede is even affecting me here in Kano faa!. It has indirectly increased my workload on a Monday with 4 days of light work being Thursday and Friday the Sallah public holidays and Saturday and Sunday being weekends. Omg, Smh!
On getting to work, colleagues present were in hurry mode to get patients seen and hurry to close so they too for their own 'Gesuwa'.
Gesuwa' is greeting literally in Hausa. When one's relative-(by that I mean anyone you relate with by blood,work,etc) passes on you are expected to go visit the family within 7days and show your condolences.. It is not compulsory from my understanding but you will be marked as an offender if you don't.
My sincere condolences are with the bereaved families. May their souls rest in perfect peace. May God console their families.
Dr Dileem says in all things, it is well!!
Of course sallah meat expectation died a natural death
Dr Dileem
The Likita Bokanturai
Kano Nigeria
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