David Shaw

Who stood strongest in the night but those who were #blind to fear? There stepped a goblin, small. But in his eyes were amassed a great desire to fight without chains. No light cast to give him passage. #vss365 #Aria

As I have always said, If you have a problem with menstrual blood, then just date a man. Women menstruate it is not news. And sometimes, mistakes will happen. If you think this little blood messes up your car, then wait till she has to push a baby out in the car while you are stuck in jam rushing to the hospital, you will see real blood. And if she had a heavy meal before labor begins, Number 2 will actually come out before the baby. So this is nothing lads. As long as you are straight and love women, then terms and conditions apply.😉 abakyala bazira.

She wanted to write a #letter to him. But they were so different. A noble, a gladiator. Each scribe of the pen, even if the titles were put side by side, they were separated by the innocence of the moment. She wanted to write her own story, their story. #vss365 #aria1

She watched many battles. All have been fought by dead names long forgotten. The thirst never quenched, when the crowd desired red #water. One swing and silence took the stadium over. It was not the goblin's sea that they dived into this time. #vss365 #aria1

Who stood strongest in the night but those who were #blind to fear? There stepped a goblin, small. But in his eyes were amassed a great desire to fight without chains. No light cast to give him passage. #vss365 #Aria

A man brought his wife and newborn to our unit. The baby was crying uncontrollably, and the mother was in tears. From the signs, it was clear the baby was hungry. While taking her history, she said she hadn’t breastfed since the previous day. The baby had stopped feeding from the left breast, MIL said the milk was “sour.” The baby was only feeding from the right, but that also became difficult because of cracked nipple. So now, both breasts were engorged, painful, and the baby was left hungry. What did we do? Warm compress, pain relief (diclofenac suppository), expressed the milk, and fed the baby. Both mother and baby were fine shortly after. Let’s clear this up: breast milk does NOT go sour. If a baby refuses one breast, it’s usually due to positioning, latch issues, or adjusting to milk flow, not because the milk is bad. Please, don’t let myths starve your baby.💝

Marks made across the chest. They cut deep and buried the lead. Their race to the end of the page a thrilling event. They hoped this #letter reached you and never left. #vss365

long lost #letters found remnants of #lenity between faded lines #vss365 #haikuchallenge #senryu

In 1879, a British/Scottish medical student named Robert Felkin watched an African healer in Uganda perform a caesarean section. Clean incision. Banana wine as anaesthetic and antiseptic. Bleeding cauterised with hot iron. Wound closed with iron pins and herbal root paste. Mother recovered fully. Baby survived. Felkin noted in his journal that the technique was SO REFINED, it was clearly standard practice, performed routinely long before any European arrived. At that same moment, hospitals in London and Edinburgh were still debating whether caesarean sections could ever be justified on a living woman. European surgeons were operating in street clothes, rarely washing their hands, and losing most patients to post-operative infection. The Africans had already solved anaesthesia, anti sepsis, haemostasis, and wound care. Felkin went home and presented his findings to the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society in 1884. The knife used in that surgery still exists. It is now housed in the Science Museum in London. A silent artifact of a surgical tradition they called primitive. They didn't discover our medicine. They witnessed it, wrote it down and forgot to mention where it came from.

These would be so dope!!

Before she made history in space, Dr. Mae Jemison served as a Peace Corps Medical Officer in Liberia and Sierra Leone from 1983-85. On International Day of Human Space Flight, we’re honoring her path from Peace Corps service to becoming the first African American woman to travel to space and congratulating the Artemis II crew on their successful mission and safe return to Earth. Welcome home, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. 🚀🌎 📷: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The pain increased when the mood dropped. It coursed through the body and was not bent to the wills of many. Death flowed like #water and spilt down many disasters. The omen swallowed whole nourished the mind until the bony grip reminded him. #vss365

“I’ll risk it,” Dave said, dropping the eggs into a pan of boiling #water. “I’m sure they won’t kill me.” The eggs cracked open & the witches climbed out. “You’re wrong,” they chanted, pushing him in. He sank to the bottom. “…But nice & fresh.” #vss365

Between endless cases the words flow between stories Water finds a course #vss365 #water #haiku

Home, again! Mission complete. I hope we glorified God, humanity, our families and our terrific teams a @NASA and @csa_asc. Time to share the good news!

some really cool black lead projects that are in progress or have a pilot or both!

@derickijohnson Thank you.

@Davidcs_AW 👏👏👏

The indomitable spirit of me. If it is time, then they would ask you. When it becomes a crime, they persecute them. Everytime we #sink into the darkness, we raise to the rebuke. #vss365

Old undies cover Bedroom floor, Dishes Fill my #sink Leftovers Lost in the fridge For days Have raised a stink Seem to have Misplaced my Joy— No doubt Beneath this junk First, must find My Gratitude… That always Clears my funk #vss365

What the Artemis II astronauts did over the last 10 days was a testament to their bravery. And the fact that they traveled farther from Earth than anyone ever has, re-entered our atmosphere at more than 24,000 mph, and splashed down safely was a testament to human ingenuity. Thanks to everyone at @NASA for making this mission possible, and for taking us along for the ride.

It would be amazing if a distributor and co-producer funded my coming-of-age Magical Girl show called "WHEELS & ROSES" that actually focuses on Black and Brown kiddos getting to be kids, play sports, have fun, be MAGICAL. This show deserves more episodes!!!🥰✨🌈🛼