Just One Potion

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Hello everyone in the wonderful hive blockchain. I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the weather. Once again, I’m grateful to the hive learner’s community for their amazing initiatives.


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The hive learner’s community has again presented us with another amazing topic, I’m so glad to be participating in it.

Have you ever been to the hospital? I’m not asking if you’ve ever been admitted, but if you’ve ever gone on a trip to the hospital, just to see how the patients are doing? My mom works in a general hospital, and once in a while, I follow her to her office. It kills me when I see how patients are suffering. A few days ago, I followed my mom to her office and she showed me a patient who had HIV, Hepatitis, Blood Pressure, and Diabetes. The disease had gotten into her system and it had begun to rot her legs. The doctor told her that they’d have to cut her two legs.

If you’ve ever been to the hospital, then you’ll know people are really going through a lot, one of the reasons why you should be nice to people. I was in my mom’s office when I heard some people crying. It was the patients’ children. Their eyes were red, they must’ve been crying for a long period of time. Her son told my mom that if their mom( the patient) should die, they’d become orphans. Sadly, just yesterday, my mom told me the woman had passed on.

A lot of people are affected by diseases, some of which have no cure. Now, imagine you had the opportunity to create a cure for just one disease, wouldn’t it be so nice?

On the 16 of July 2022, as I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, a notification from discord came in. I saw it from the notification bar, it was from Bruno-kema, a great wizard and one of the hive learners’ community. At first, I didn’t want to open it, but the voice inside me kept on disturbing me, and after a few seconds, I decided to check it out.

Gosh, I was surprised by what I saw. “Justfavour, you have been chosen because of your pure heart and innocent mindset. And for this, @bruno-kema, the wizard of the hive learner’s community has given you one just one potion to create a cure for one disease” the message read.

“Is this a joke?” I said to myself. I must be dreaming. I called my mom, and she came running to my room. I told her to pinch me, for I felt I was dreaming. She did so, maybe too hard? After a few seconds, I realized I wasn’t dreaming. This is real!

I spent the whole night thinking about what to do with the potion. There are hundreds of diseases in this world, and choosing just one to cure is the hardest thing to do. “Think harder, think harder, think harder” the voice inside me said. I thought very hard that my head began to hurt. After about 3 hours, I still couldn’t decide, so I decided to continue.

I woke up the next morning feeling so tired, I opened my discord and checked the message again, and again. After a few minutes, I narrowed it down to just two diseases; HIV and Diabetes. After deliberating for about three minutes, I finally decided to go for diabetes.

Diabetes

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Diabetes is one of the many terrible diseases killing a lot of people today. It occurs when the blood sugar is too high. Presently, there is no cure for diabetes (also known as diabetes mellitus), the disease can be controlled/treated.

Why diabetes?
Why diabetes? Why did I choose to cure diabetes?

I lost three important people in my life to diabetes. The first person was my cousin. He passed on three years ago. He lived in another city, so we didn't see each other often. But on holiday periods, like Christmas, he would come to my parent's house and we would play and talk about a lot of things. He was the one that taught me some deadly moves, traps, and openings in chess.


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His mom was a shop owner. She had a shop where she sold drinks, food, and provisions. My cousin had easy access to sugary foods and drinks. He would drink nothing less than 4 bottles of coke per day. His mom didn’t see it as a big deal , (probably because she wasn’t in the health line). Then one Christmas holiday, when he visited us, we were talking about something and he told my mom that he takes nothing less than 4 bottles of coke per day. My mom shouted! She was very surprised. Diabetes is a hereditary disease in my family, that is why I’m always careful about the things I eat or drink. Immediately, my mom brought out her machine and tested his blood sugar level. It was too late.

The next day, my mom took him to the hospital and he told the doctor about his frequent urination at night. I feel very sad when I see diabetic patients, because I know they are really going through a lot. Aside the fact that they spend a lot of money on drugs, imagine the pain they go through when the doctor (or a medical practitioner ) injects them with insulin. Some even inject themselves with insulin.

My cousin became very weak; he was unable to do the normal things he used to do before the disease got the better side of him. He also developed erectile dysfunction. Sadly, my cousin passed on three years ago. He was 21 years old when he died.

The second important person that died of diabetes was my uncle. We weren’t so close . He didn’t take care of it at all, which led to kidney problems.

And the last person was the patient I talked about. There are so many stories I’ve heard of diabetic patients, but that was the first time I saw someone with it. Even her siblings (the patients’ siblings) said her problem was beyond physical.

In conclusion, be mindful of the way you treat people. The world is so messed up and people are going through a lot, don’t add to their problems with your hurtful words/acts.

@bruno-kema thanks for giving me this potion to create a cure. Trust me, I’ll mix it well and it’ll save a lot of lives and make so many people happy.



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This is really an intriguing story,I feel sorry for your late cousin and uncle's death,it's So sad.
This is really the best cure to be given,it really shows your mum is a medical practional.
It's advisable to tell people about the side effect of sugar.
Thanks for sharing this with us

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Thanks so much for stopping by and for your amazing comment. I really appreciate.

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Very well said !
A great problem in the world !
People are going through a lot in some way or another , let us not make them more sad if we cant add to their happiness !
Love and care for everyone’s feeling ✨
Very well written ! I loved it personally.

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A few years back, we lost a family friend to this disease. I know the toll it takes on the person and the family. The major changes that has to be undergone so they can accommodate the person.
A once and for all cure would not be a bad idea at all.
Thank you for sharing this with us.

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I’m so sorry you also lost someone to this disease.

Thanks for stopping by, brother.

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Sorry for the people you lose to diabetics,we should urge everyone around us to always be mindful of the way they take sugary things.

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Thanks so much.

Yes, you’re right. We should be very careful.

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