21/11/2025
DON'T WORK TO DE@TH!!
Yesterday, immediately I got to work, a white colleague walked up to me and said, “Hey Stella, your Nigerian brother just d!€ed.”
I froze… trying to remember who she meant, but the name didn’t ring any bell.
Not long after, a Cameroonian colleague said the same thing again: “Your Nigerian brother just d!€ed.”
At this point, fear started creeping in. Yes, they know I’m Nigerian, so they assume I know every Nigerian around.
Then as I was about to hand over, another Cameroonian colleague described the person — and I screamed. 😭😭😭
I had only met him once. He handed over to me one day, we spoke Igbo as fellow Ndi Igbo, and he wished me well. I didn’t even catch his name.
He was supposed to come to work yesterday but didn’t show up. They called his wife — she was at work — so she sent their son to check on him… only for them to find out he had passed away. Allegedly long gone before they found him. 💔😭😭😭
This is the third person I’ve heard of d¥!ng suddenly since I came here.
One Nigerian man went on break at work and was later found d€, head resting on the break-room table.
Another Kenyan colleague went home feeling unwell, called 911, but by the time help arrived, he was already gone. 😭😭😭
God abeg ooo…
The stress of survival abroad is beginning to show on people, especially us healthcare workers.
Please, let’s be conscious of our health.
Listen to your body.
Rest when you need to.
Check yourself.
Don’t ignore signs.
We care for others — but we must not neglect ourselves.
May God grant his soul eternal rest. Amen. 🙏🕊️
May we never look after others while our own bodies are crying out for help.
COPIED!!
