NKOLIKA ANYABOLU
Fusing Art and Medicine
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My blog focuses on all that I find interesting as an artist, mother, doctor and as a woman. I love to share tips about painting, my views on life and how I create my art with step by step demonstration and videos.

Posts tagged Death
Rest In Peace Wonderful Woman
Rest In Peace Wonderful Woman

I remember the day in 2007 I walked into the office of Late Prof Dora Akunyili with the very lofty idea of inviting her to my art exhibition and for some strange reason I believed I could do it even when every single person told me I could not. Not only did she receive me with so much warmth and motherly love; she believed in my dream and supported me. Little did she know what difference that made to my confidence as a woman. She was a giant who accomplished so much in her very short time on earth.  She was a pharmacist and governmental administrator who gained international recognition and won several awards for her work in pharmacology, public health and human rights.

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Musings on LifeNkolika AnyaboluProf Dora Akunyili, Death, Bereavement, Life Comments
It is a New Year......now what?
It is a New Year......now what?

Challenges are meant to bring out the best in us and I am glad they are doing just that in my life. After receiving the news of my father's death, all I wanted to do was paint...paint and paint some more. Grief comes with it an array of feelings and there is no one best way of dealing with it. For me, talking about my feelings helped but what brought tremendous amount of healing was painting.  I spent the weeks following his death painting. Something was unlocked somewhere and there was a great outflow of inspiration. I wonder; is that why many of the great masters had very sad and unhappy lives? Why is sadness and grief always closely associated with great inspiration?

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Musings on LifeNkolika AnyaboluPainting, Death, End of Life Care, Bereavement, Loss of a loved one, Flowers, RIP, Stress, Coping with Stress, Nigeria, Botswana, Maun, Art, Artist, Inspirational, Life Comments
Loss Of A Loved One: Tribute To My Dad- Prof Michael Obiako
Loss Of A Loved One: Tribute To My Dad- Prof Michael Obiako

On the 11th of September, 2009 my father; Prof Michael Nwafor Obiako went to be with God the master artist. It is one thing to hear of death and see people die. It is a totally different ball game when you loose a loved one...someone who has been there all your life.  I have always known that death is a sure end for each and every one of us. Like most people say "Death is the only thing in life that comes with a 100% guarantee". But no matter how much literature you know or how much you tell yourself that one day you would lose someone close to your heart. Nothing ever prepares you for the feeling that instantly overwhelms you when it happens.

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Musings on LifeNkolika AnyaboluProf M N Obiako, Death, Loss of a loved one, Tribute, Poems about death, Dad, Daddy, Papa, drawing, Charcoal drawing, Charcoal, portrait, Artist, LifeComment