The year is 1994
I was a wide eyed first year student in Moi University, Chepkoilel Campus
I had joined the Catholic Students Association (CSA), and one evening we have presenters coming to speak to us. Never heard of her before and I have nothing to do (thruth be told) and so I say...why not? let me go and listen to the good doctor
Turns out that this was a game changer for me! The doctor was none other that Dr Margaret Ogola, author of the River & the Source and a brilliant doc as described in article below
http://ctscatholiccompass.org/remembering-dr-margaret-ogola-a-brilliant-catholic-doctor-campaigner/
The topic was family planning and what the catholic church says about this. All I remember is her candid and very simple breakdown of what hormon based family planning methods do to ones body...I took in every word and was shocked at the information, never had i had it explained so clearly!! This shaped my thinking big time! to this day, I do not advocate for hormonal based methods...thats me!!
Our paths were to cross again in 2011 the year she passed away....this was via a phone call....which again I can never forget.....you see she was a Board member where I worked and I was asked to try and trace her so that we can make some changes to the Board. I looked for her number for months and finally one day...voom....when I called....a very frail voice picked....and she said yes, she was Dr Ogolla....but in hospital....so cant quite sign anything....and I was like thats ok...get well wishes....and that was it.....last contact i had with her
So google reminded today that it would have been her 60th birthday
Rest well with the angels Daktari!
