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Flooded by a tsunami of screens, devices, games, digital platforms…. How much time is too much?... Quiz regarding on-line/gaming...

1 June 2020 ………the ban on alcohol lifted and the start of Child Protection week. Cause for concern? Alcohol abuse equals child abuse? Not...

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Inappropriate sexual behaviour, a common behaviour occurrence associated with users of stimulants due to lowered inhibition, increase in...

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The President declared COVID-19 a National Disaster and it really started to hit home. No longer is it something that is happening far...

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5 00 Can’t believe it…….looking forward to my vitamin injection! 7 10 Morning devotions…..I don’t need to walk alone on the road of...

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5 00 Today I am ready for my vitamin injections… I am starting to feel stronger…or is it mind over matter? I face the golf course from my...

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