Second Dr. Interviewed {The discussion.}

Dr Abel Dafiagbor.
I interviewed Dr Abel Dafiagbor, on phone and he was a funny man. he happenes to be one of my Aunty's husband. I called him up and asked if he wont mind to asnwer some questions for me, and he said, ok! Then I said can you tell me the path you went to be the Doctor that you are today, and he busted out laughing! and I was like ok, ok,ok no no!! let me say that in depth. Ok! I'm in this class and my professor wants us to find our role models and ask them some questions, and that's one of the question, and she wants us to write your answers down. Then he replied! Ok so do I fit your Dr. category, and I now laughed, of course as long as you are a Medical doctor, and he said oh yes I am. Then I said ok then, good. Lets get started, and he then said sure, then we began.

He said he started his journey from Nigeria, where he first did few examinations called the WAEC, then the JAMB exam. After he passed he said he got admission into University of Lagos, where he said he did his preliminary for a year, then he went to College of Medicine still at University of Lagos. He said after he was done he did his clinical work at University Teaching Hospital as a Physio- Therapy Doctor, for 3 years, then he did his youth service. After youth service he said he went to England{london} and he studied Business Administration, which after that he went to school of Accupunture, for 18 months. He then said that after all that, he now came to United States{USA}, and he completed his masters in Physical Theraphy for one year and then he did professional Doctor {Clinical Doctorate in Physical Theraphy} and then got a DPT degree, known as Doctor in Physical Theraphy.

He said he was discouraged in getting his admission for the masters programme, that he wanted to do his studies in Northwestern University Chicago, but they did not accept him. He further said, when he felt unsupported was at his masters level, where he was a student and working at the same time. He said reason being was because he was old to be supported, that he was supposed to support himself, cause he was a grown ass man that no one was going to help cause, he was at that old age where no mother or father would help pay for school tuition or what have you. That you on your own. lol He said with pure determination, he was able to go through with his programme and with his good wife's emotional support, he made it all the way. But that any good thing dont always start right, nor go smooth. That the way is crooked and rough, but the strong at heart always hangs in there, and push it all the way. It wasn't an easy journey but it was a successful ending.