GENDER HUB WEDNESDAY
By Denisia Adams
Good day to you hope you doing excellent on this mid week day.Today on the Morning Cruise was Gender Hub Wednesday. Check it out:

WORD(s) OF THE DAY
Deleterious - injurious to health

S.A TRIVIA QUESTION
What is South Africa’s largest province?
A – Northern cape B – Western cape C – North West

Answer: A – Northern cape
The Northern Cape is South Africa's largest province and has a land area of some 361 830 square km. The province is home to a population of approximately 850 000. The capital of the province is Kimberley.

DID YOU KNOW
Three quarters of fish caught are eaten - the rest is used to make things such as glue, soap, margarine and fertilizer. Also did you know Maria Ann Smith introduced the Granny Smith apple in 1838.

TIP OF THE DAY
How to Comfort a Grieving Person
By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

Step1
Allow the person to talk about his grief and express his feelings. Listen without offering advice or interrupting.

Step2
Be patient with the grieving person's changeable moods. It's normal for someone who is grieving to alternate between anger, sadness, numbness and acceptance.

Step3
Give the person as much time as he needs to grieve. Telling him to 'get over it' or 'let it go' won't help him grieve any faster.

Step4
Ask the bereaved what you can do to help. Try not to get frustrated if he doesn't know what he needs.

Step5
Offer suggestions of what you could do to help. For example, does the grieving person need more space? Does he want you to be around more? Are there tasks or errands he needs done?

Step6
Show affection such as hugs or handholding if the bereaved seems receptive. If he seems uninterested in affection, try not to get irritated - this will pass with time.

Step7
Encourage the grieving person to join a grief support group. He can call his doctor for a referral or look in the community service section of the yellow pages for grief support services.

Step8
Urge the grieving person to get professional help if he's so depressed that he's unable to function day to day. Assist him in setting up an appointment with a doctor to discuss counseling or possible medication.

WE ALSO FEATURED:
Two previously done interviews one being an interview done with Karien de Vliers. Karien wrote an opinion piece on her experience of being a first-time pregnant mother to be. The piece is called, “Step away from pregnant me”. A piece that not only expresses the beautiful moments of pregnancy but the eratic insane moments too, which is normal and part of pregnance.

We then played an interview about a stay at home dad. Freelance writer, Andreas Spath wrote about his experience as a stay at home, the joys, the pains the whole 9 yards.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
IVERN BALL: Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch

That’s it for the Morning Cruise, where we cruise through your weekday here on BushRadio 89.5fm live on your stereo between 9am – 12pm with me Denisia Adams. Take Care ... make the best of your day and Keep the Faith. Stay Real……!!!!!!!!!!

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