Meet Baby J! I’ll tell you about him later. First, let me get you up to speed on how he ended up in my arms.
You see, three years ago while travelling between Hawaii and Florida helping with my grand children, the doctors discovered that I had fibroids. Fibroids?!
I didn’t’ know what a fibroid was or how I acquired it. Upon further research, I discovered that Fibroids are a health condition that disproportionately affects 80% of black women.
To make a long story short, NONE of the options that the doctor offered to me appealed to me. The only options available to me in western medicine involved surgery or use of pharmaceuticals which came with physical side effects.
That was when I decided that I would head back to my island home of Jamaica and seek healing using herbs with the help of a medicine woman or man.
I know you’re still wondering what this has to do with Baby j?
Give me a minute, I’m getting there.
It took me about 3 years after the Fibroid diagnosis before I actually started to deal with the blood sucker.
During that time (CoVid) I was preoccupied with travelling between NC, Florida, Hawaii, helping out with my grandchildren after which I accepted a 1 year assignment with the US Embassy in Cameroon, Africa as an English Language Fellow.
The Fellowship in Cameroon presented an ideal career opportunity having ended my assignment in China due to CoVid 2 years earlier.
Shortly after the assignment in Cameroon ended I returned to Jamaica and it was during this time that I met Baby J.
The circumstances behind our meeting was far from ideal however.
It grew out of the detestable treatment of the Haitian people by nations including Jamaica, USA, DR and UN who are deporting Haitians seeking refuge due to their unstable government- a clear violation of their human rights.
Driven by the need to support our fellow human I, along with an entourage of 3 Rasta’s, headed to St Mary to find out what we could do to assist. It was there that I met baby J and his family, who were being threatened with imminent deportation.
After establishing contact with the Haitians I reached out to the diaspora for assistance and immediately receiving support from several groups in Florida including, Caribbean Rhythms Radio, Caribbean American Alliance, and Israel Church In Christ.
Advocating for Haitians seeking refuge in Jamaica wasn’t the only thing that pulled me off track from my fibroid healing journey. I discovered that there were countless other violations of human rights being perpetrated particularly upon women, girls and children in Jamaica.
I thought that the best way to help was to form a new political party. Thankfully, I found that one had already existed, the United Independents Congress, UIC. So, naturally I joined Party which further derailed my healing journey.
Torn between a desire to assist and to attend to my own healing has placed me in an interesting paradox. Currently Baby J, who was born in Jamaica to Haitian refugee parents are being threatened with deportation. His mother, with the assistance of legal assistance in Jamaica is petitioning the Jamaican government to remain in Jamaica and has requested to stay at my Children’s CASH Museum.
What is a Children's CASH Museum?
In a nutshell, the Children's Museum is my grandparent's family home in Mobay that I’ve converted into a Museum in order to research, catalogue, preserve, and teach about Jamaica’s herbal library and their health benefits.
I found it odd that with 0ver 80% of Women of African descent dealing with Fibroids there had not been more research conducted to find a remedy. The aim of the museum is to conduct research, document, and share the results of the impact that plants, herbs, roots and other healing modalities have on black women's health.
As an educational researcher myself, I figured I could document my own healing journey along with other women seeking natural health remedies to their health challenges.
The museum is located at the Herb Garden and Roots & Culcha Yaad, where office, meeting, and event space is provided for women using Natural Healing Modalities as alternatives to western medicine.
Virtual business services are provided free of charge to business members. Visit the www.ChildrensMuseum.org to learn more.
Currently, Baby J and his family are seeking refuge at the museum.
Although I have the space at my Children’s Museum to provide temporary accommodation, I cannot realistically provide assistance having recently relocated to Jamaica and needing to focus on my own healing journey.
However, I will provide for Baby J and his family’s accommodation, food, utilities etc here at the Children’s CASH Museum IF you are willing to assist.
Your assistance, requires making a monthly contribution towards the family’s $5000US monthly budget. Designed to provide for their immediate needs while moving the family towards self sufficiency through sale of fruits, vegetables, natural products, and other items sold at the museum
Please visit the Children's Museum to become a member or to make a donation.
Members and Sponsors will be added to my What's app group to track and follow Baby j and his family’s transition, follow my Fibroid Healing journey and to explore natural healing modalities for black women.
Others can follow the progress of the family via my website or on any of my social media channels. You tube, Instagram, Facebook, Airbnb. Or follow my blog where I’ll be sharing updates.
Natural healers attending the Wellness Conference are welcome to tour Children's Museum at the Herb Garden and Culcha Yaad located 5 minutes from the Mobay Convention Center.
Book your Tour of the Culca Yaad Here.
Natural Healers, poets, players of instruments, singers are invited to participate in the Open Mic held during the 4H Community Clubs bi-monthly Flea, Craft, & Farmers Market to share their poems and thoughts on the Insights on the book Celestine Prophecy.
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