Well, after a period of mourning and dejection over my silly mistake, I realized that I could choose to be bitter or better. So I learned everything I could about cerebral palsy. I found great resources online and joined communities of parents…
“Can I accept this? So you are saying a diabetic person can eat pounded yam?” she asked.
Iren knew her mum could be extremely dramatic sometimes, but she sounded quite serious this time around. ‘Could eating sugar cause diabetes? Or is it just a myth that has been propagated to make people not eat so much sugar and sweet things?’ she wondered as she continued drinking her garri.
“Something is wrong Derin. Her body feels unusually warm. Oh dear God, I pray it’s nothing serious because we just finished one drama of colds, catarrh, and malaria last week.” Imade said worriedly. “Sweetheart, will you try speaking to her? Maybe hearing your voice could calm her a bit.”
MMM that has come and gone… MMM that made many people cry and gave them hypertension? You better change the topic before someone comes to arrest you.”
You say I am not “wife material” because I cannot scrub, clean and dust.
No problem. I’ll rather be alive than be a wife.
Chief Ayomikun was retiring after 35 years of faithful service and no expenses were spared. He even insisted that all his names and titles be branded on all the souvenirs: Chief Professor Architect Elder Tomiwa Oyebowale Ayomikun (J.P), the Isomo of Somodobo II.
… I was lucky I came early because ovarian cancer is a silent killer… I mean, who thinks of cancer first when you’re bloated, tired and urinating frequently?
