I recovered very slowly and healed s l o w l y!
It was long and tough but God held my hand every step of the way.
My husband was a HUGE support.
My dear twin is wonderful, you know we come way back lol! but in the last one year my respect for her has more than quadrupled. Tomi you are the best sister anyone could wish for.
Damilola A, my lovely sister-in-law is a gem. Taking care of me and doing things that would have put off even paid workers! My lovely unpaid chauffer. She was with me throughout. I had to go back twice to have my sutures redone as they kept breaking down. She let me cry and listened quietly to my painful groanings and yes! cried with me!
My parents-in-law were like my birth parents. Won toju mi bi omo won (i’m sure they would answer but we are) and I’ll be forever grateful. I can never forget!
My parents. Thank you will never be enough!!
The very many family friends who cheered me up constantly! God bless you all!
And to the very many doctors in that hospital I truly am grateful! I am particularly grateful for all those who made mistakes and who could come back to take care of me!
I have decided to withold names of places and people and will not renege on that intention yet.
To the most High God who spared my life for a purpose! Baba modupe, modupe, modupe…
I choose not to forget every mother who I know or who I have heard of who is dead as a result of childbirth. I believe I went through this for a purpose. Maternal mortality is a horrible phenomenon that is all too common in this part of the world.
I do not know yet what I am supposed to do about this, I’ve been thinking and wondering and I am praying that these memories will serve me well not just for memories sake but so that haven remembered what I went through with God’s help I will go forward and be a vessel of bringing about an end to the death of women in childbirth in Nigeria!
*The posts ‘Remembering’, ‘Mo ranti!’, ‘Memories make me cry’ and this one ‘I will not forget’ are dedicated to the memory of every mother whose birth canals became their highways to death.
04/07/2008 at 4:41 pm Permalink
hi, Toyin its Yemisi Akintunde, I am so glad we still have you around and I am grateful to God for Keepin you.
29/07/2008 at 12:20 pm Permalink
Thank you Jesus
I just came on your blog today and have read the whole mo ranti series. It’s like knocking on heavens gate but being alive to tell the story.
May your testimony continue to encourage many more.
So you are Dr Lamikanra’s twin, wonderful
30/07/2008 at 7:38 am Permalink
@yemisi – thank you o! thank God
@30+ – thanks for stopping by. Amen and amen to all your prayers…Oluwa seun gidi gan ni…emm yes I’m Tomi’s twin