When she was only five months old, Trina Flowers sustained severe burns when her father, who was “extremely” drunk attempted to give her a bath in water that was too hot.
Flowers’ mother had agreed to let her spend the night in the house he shared with his sister and mother. He had then decided to give Trina a bath at 4 am even though he was too drunk to realise that the water was extremely hot.
He couldn’t figure out why she was crying after he placed her in the hot water. He then left the crying baby in the sink filled with hot water to fetch his sister from the bedroom for what might have been an eternity. He didn’t realise what he had done until he returned with his sister to find Trina limp and gasping for breath in the sink.
She was later flown with a helicopter to UCLA Medical Centre but because of the severity of burns she had sustained on her body, she was told that she would never be able to have children. But now she has three children.
She shared the above photo of her baby bump with burns alongside this touching story on Instagram:
“My mother was 16 my dad was 24 they were having a rocky relationship he asked if I can spend the night at his house he lives with his mother and sister at the time in Compton I was 5 months old and my mother agreed that I can spend the night at his house at 4 in the morning my father was extremely extremely drunk but wanted to give me a bath in the kitchen sink which was no problem but the only problem was he made the sink water only hot water scalding hot water he said he put his hand in it and it felt fine to him but remember he’s extremely extremely drunk he got me out the crib and SAT me in the water he didn’t know why I was screaming so he went to go wake his sister still leaving me in the sink I don’t know how long it took him to wake his sister when they came to the kitchen I was hanging over the sink grunting his sister freaked out did you killed the baby and ran to go wake her mom my father went to the bathroom to grab a towel got me out the water wrap me in a towel…
He wrapped me in a towel and tried to walk me from the city of Compton to the city of Torrance hospital the police picked him up rushed me to Torrance Memorial but they had no burn unit so they helicopter took me me to a medical center were I stayed for 2 months I’m burned on 80 percent of my body and was told I couldn’t have kids I have 3 kids now the burns you see on my stomach was from surgery they were bigger than that They said I couldn’t have kids I have 3 now and they rushed me to UCLA Medical Center.”
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A 56-year-old clearing agent, Emmanuel Adedeji, has told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 16-year-old marriage before the devil uses him to commit murder, because his wife maliciously accused him of using his son for ritual. Adedeji informed the court’s President, Mr. Adegboyega Omilola, that his wife, Funmilayo, with whom he had two children in their 16-year-old marriage, was defaming his character. He said: “My wife accused me of using my physically-challenged son for money ritual. It is God that blessed me with wealth, I never used my son. “Funmilayo beat me up in public and tore my clothes to rags. She is always raining curses on me very early in the morning and those curses are now coming to pass in my life,” he said. Adedeji pleaded with the court to dissolve the marriage, that he was no longer in love and do not want to commit murder. “Please, dissolve the marriage before the devil uses me,” he begged the court. Meanwhile, Funmilayo, 49, a food vendor, owned up to the allegation of raining curses on her husband. She said: “Yes, I always rained curses on him because he used to beat me. On two occasions, he had beaten me to pulp and I ended up in hospital.” Funmilayo said that her husband had been starving her of sex for the past 12 years. “My husband has refused to sleep with me for 12 years now for no just cause,” Funmilayo said. The mother of two said that she accused her husband of using their son for money ritual because his money started booming immediately the baby was born. She said: “My husband’s wealth came after the birth of our baby. Our son is now 14 years old but neither walks nor talks.” She begged the court not to grant her husband’s request, saying she still loves him. The court president, Mr. Adegboyega Omilola, after listening to the couple, adjourned the case till June 23 for further hearing.
Some foods are sex drive killers, so if you or your husband find that you are rarely in the mood for sex then it’s time to check what you’re eating as it could be as a result of the foods you eat. Just like there are some foods containing aphrodisiacs which are meant to boost your sex drive, so also there are some foods with anaphrodisiac that’ll prevent you from wanting sex and when you finally have it, you might not enjoy it.
Here are some of those foods that can mess up our sexual desire and our levels of testosterone or oestrogen, causing it to fluctuate, and immediately the hormone are imbalanced, then the libido will be low;
1. Alcohol
Some men find that when they drink, they stay longer when having sex so they get in the habit of drinking before sex. The truth is, drinking alcohol excessively can make it difficult for the man to get an erection and keep it and for women, it can cause them to be dry making orgasm nearly impossible.
2. Soft drinks
Soft drinks are a no, no because of their high sugar content so these days people opt for diet soft drinks but they are worse. Diet soft drinks contain artificial sweeteners like aspartame which can affect your serotonin levels. And this can cause lower libido for men and even women.
3. Coffee
Starting your day with a cup of coffee or two is okay, but taking more than two to three cups of coffee a day is not good for your libido. Taking five to six cups of coffee daily can damage your adrenal glands causing your body to produce stress hormones. And when you’re stressed, being active in bed is hard4. Mint
Mint
whether it’s breath mint, peppermint tea or any sort of mint isn’t good for your sex life. The menthol in mint has an ingredient that has been found to lower testosterone levels.
5. Sugar
Sugar is in everything we take these days and too much of sugar in your system can increase your insulin levels, cause you to have belly fat, lose muscle mass and reduce your testosterone levels to drop. When men develop increased belly fat, it can increase their oestrogen levels, lowering their libido and causing erection problem.
6. Soya foods
Soya contains phytoestrogen, consumption of soya foods such as cheese, soya milk, soya beans and everything else made from soya should be reduced to the minimum. Phytoestrogen can cause hormonal imbalance, making men and women perform poorly in bed.
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