What Even Happened, Abenad? - LOH #194

I had to do about seven breathe ins and outs before writing this down. Oh and that also followed with a headache but guess what? I still found a way to write this through the headache. This leads me to what Bonita and my elder sister would ask me or say if they were here today; “What even happened?” Sigh!
Bonita was my childhood friend who died at the age of 6 from sickle cell anemia.

Right from childhood, I wanted to be a doctor and she wanted to be a lawyer and another friend of mine called Gladys also wanted to be a nutritionist. We were the three musketeers in primary one. Right after she died, my dreams of being a doctor shattered. Even though, I was kid I was so angry. Angry at myself that I couldn’t become a doctor to save Bonita. ( okay, I didn’t plan for the tears rolling on my cheeks right now, give me a minute)

Let’s continue now. Yeah so I got angry at myself for not being able to grow up faster and become a doctor to save my friend( I know, I know, I was just a kid).
As I grew up, I didn’t even want anything to do with medical school but I found myself there and left which is a story for another day.
Years after that, I lost my big sister to cancer and you know what that means right? Another “self blame” if that’s a thing. I blamed myself each and everyday for her demise. Part of me felt like if I had become a doctor I could have saved my sister.

I forgot to add that, along the line, I actually lost interest in becoming a “doctor for humans” because I realized that still wouldn’t bring Bonita back. I later got dreams of being earth doctor and I pursed it. Deep down, I am happy but not satisfied. Anytime I think about everything something keep on asking me “what even happened?”. Honestly, I’ve been scared, very scared trying to answer that question. It feels like I’m not doing what I came to earth to do and I genuinely don’t know how to undo all that I’ve done.

Sometimes I fear that wherever Bonita is, she would be so disappointed seeing me right now and the path I chose. Sometimes I fear that wherever my elder sister is, she would be so confused as to why I even chose to be where I am right now instead of following my original dreams. So what even happened? Abena? What happened? This is a question that rings everyday in my mind but I’m yet to give it an answer because as I said, it scares me and I genuinely don’t know what happened.

The weird part about this is, if I were to look within me, I know I would find answers to this question but that answer would break me and I would feel miserable if not for days then years so no, I want nothing to do with it at the moment. My thoughts are always all over the place but that one “thought” that is always “organized” and resounding; What even happened?

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Hi @abenad you must let go of thoughts of guilt, you are not responsible for what is not yours and those events although charged with emotionality and deep sadness in their genesis are not your responsibility. Exist to live and be happy, as long as we are, should be the purpose !HUG !LUV !LADY

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I’m going to try as much as possible to do this.
Thank you so much

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Don't beat yourself up, it was meant to be.
I'm a nurse yet there was nothing else I could do to help my Best friend and roommate of over 20 years to stop cancer from taking her away last September. I did my best to make her last days comfortable and meaningful.

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M I’m sorry about your best friend
Thank you and this means a lot

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I assume this isn't the kind of post to use crack a witty funny line so I'll refrain from now.

Sickle Cell and Cancer are quite troublesome diseases... First off, it isn't your fault.
You shouldn't think it is, and even though you may have changed career paths from medicines because of your self guilt
You may have still changed it later on...

I wanted to be a time traveler... Then singer... Then dragon trainer...

Now I'm studying for mechanical engineering😭😭😭

What even happen seki?😔

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Dragon trainer? Seki?
Dragon trainer?

Wait? Mechanical engineer? Stay away from me Seki😂

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Dragon Trainer is a noble profession you heathen!!!😞

Why should I stay away then?

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I have mechanical engineers all around me
I’m tired

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Well be glad I'm not around you then😂😂

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Never question why some are taken so young, there are no answers.

Finding yourself floundering sounds right time to think, organize your mind and emotions tackling one by one to arrive at the other end stronger.

!LUV
!LADY

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I'm so sorry for the losses. But still wouldn't change the clock that had thicked past, looking deep within ourselves sometimes might piece the truth and raw emotions out of us..
However, knowing its just once in a life time pain with the fullfilment that comes with that answer eventually lays our mind to peace. And am sure those in heaven would be happy for you also❤

#dreemerforlife

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Omg, I felt so sad reading this. You are so strong.

I actually didn't know what I wanted to become in the future but I know I love business and I know I will find myself in the commercial department. I chose to study accounting because it was one of the highest courses to study in management sciences.

As we grow we tend to make different decisions, you don't have to blame yourself, and you don't have to live your life with that huge burden ❤️

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