Ngicabanga ngezinsuku zami ngisafunda enkulisa  (uthisha wami wayeyindela), ngabuzwa: “uzoba yini uma usukhulile?”.

Impendulo yami yathi ngizoba uMatron.

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Ngaqala eRoman Catholic Hospital ngo-08.01.1990, ngiphuma esibhedlela saseGobabis State. Kwangihlaba umxhwele kakhulu ubunono nendlela isibhedlela esasihlelwe ngayo.

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Ngo-March 21, 1990, usuku lwenkululeko yeNamibia, iziguli nezisebenzi zasesibhedlela zajabulela injabulo yawo wonke umuntu edolobheni nasezweni lonke.

Ngawo lowo nyaka, u-Sr. Marita waqokwa njengo-Matron ohola izinkonzo zabahlengikazi. Ngaqokwa njengomphathi wophiko ku-ward 1 phakathi nawo-1990, kwathi ekuqaleni kuka-2000 ngaba yi-chief unit manager ku-ward 1 no-2 isikhathi esiyizinyanga eziyisi-6. Lezi kwakuyizikhathi ezinhle (kodwa ezinzima) empilweni yami, njengoba uSr. Marita, wayengumeluleki wami futhi ngafunda izinto ezintsha nsuku zonke.

Ziningi izinguquko ezenzeka ngesikhathi ngisesibhedlela samaRoma Katolika. Eqinisweni kube nezinguquko eziningi, kangangokuthi kunzima ukuhlukanisa zonke izenzakalo.

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Ngo-1991/92 kwenziwa ukuthuthukiswa kwendawo yonke engaphakathi e-RCH, kwafakwa isiphephetha-moya, i-intercom yocingo lwabahlengikazi, i-oxygen, isistimu yezingcingo kanye ne-vacuum efakwe emawadini. Lezi zinguquko zaholela ekutheni singabe sisahambisa amabhodlela omoya-mpilo ngesandla. Lokhu kukodwa kwenza umsebenzi wethu ube lula.

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Ngo-1996 kwaphinde kwakhiwa isitezi esisha ngaphezu kwekhemisi ngenhloso yabasebenzi bokuphatha. Njengoba kwakugcwele izintuli nemfucumfucu, kwakumangalisa ukuthi sasisakwazi ukuqhubeka nomsebenzi wethu, njengoba sasiqhubeka nokuhlanza lapho abakhi babemoshe khona.

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Kwabekwa umthwalo omkhulu esibhedlela ngokuhlanzwa kwamawodi, kanye nokushintshwa kwelineni lombhede njalo; yabe isinikezwa inkampani ezimele ngoMashi 2001.

UDadewethu uMarita waqokwa esikhundleni sikaMama Ophakeme ngo-2003, futhi kanye nalesi senzakalo esikhulu, ngathola ukuqokwa esikhundleni soMphathi Wezinsizakalo Zobuhlengikazi. Ezinsukwini zakudala, yayizokwaziwa ngokuthi "Matron".

Ubani othi amaphupho omntwana ngeke afezeke?

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Izinkumbulo ezinhle zesibhedlela sethu esisithandayo, usizo esaluthola kuma-OSB Sisters njengoba besisiza ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene, ngisho nangaphandle kwendawo yethu yokusebenza.

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Kukho konke okuhle, okokuqala ngifisa ukubonga umdali wami ngalokho angiphe khona mathupha,

Okwesibili, ngibonga abeluleki bami kanye nabasebenzi ngokungeseka kwabo okusuka enhliziyweni kanye nosizo ngesikhathi ngiqala ukusebenza eSibhedlela SamaRoma.

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Ngibona ikusasa liqhakazile, njengoba isandla sikaNkulunkulu besiphezu kwethu kunoma yini esiye sayenza, futhi ngikholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi isandla Sakhe siyoba phezu kwethu nasesikhathini esizayo.

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Sr. Bernadette Shipanga.