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| Elder O and late wife, Charity |
This is definitely not the best of time for wave
making comedian, Elder O, who lost his darling wife, Charity, during childbirth
on Saturday, December 6, at Havana Hospital, Surulere, Lagos.
In an emotional chat with publisher and editor in
chief of SHOWBIZPLUSng, Prince Azuh Amatus, during a recent condolence visit to
his Aguda, Surulere home, the Abia State-born entertainer narrated to us in
tears-filled eyes how his wife of barely one year died less than 24 hours after
giving birth to a baby boy.
Devastated Elder O, who spoke with us amid sobs and intermittent
wailing, lamented the painful and sudden demise of the only woman that means the
whole world to him.
“I don’t want to question God, but I’m yet to
understand why he allowed my wife to die during childbirth. My wife delivered
safely on Friday through a caesarean operation and died in the afternoon of the
following day, around 3.p.m. The management of Havana hospital told us they
needed to operate on her to remove a fibroid growth before embarking on the
delivery. Both operations were successfully done and she was responding to
treatment before finally giving up the following day,” he said with tears
cascading down his bereaved face.
Shedding more light, Elder O, said: “We did our best
to save the life of my darling wife, but she still died. When the hospital
requested for blood, we brought excess, even me and few family members also
donated our blood on the spot. In fact, I was making arrangements for more
blood, coupled with the one already donated when she died. I still cannot
believe my wife is dead. All the plans I have for her and our forthcoming first
wedding anniversary are all gone, just like that. But why me? I know how many
widows and orphans I’m training and supporting. I also know how many indigent
pregnant women I’ve paid their delivery fees at different hospitals. So, why is
my own different?” He asked amid uncontrollable sobs.
On the whereabouts of the new born baby, Elder O,
disclosed that he is still at Havana Hospital’s nursery, where the nurses are
taking care of him, for now.
The remains of his late wife, SHOWBIZPLUSng also
gathered had been taken to Abia State and deposited at an undisclosed morgue,
pending when burial date would be fixed.
One of his colleagues, D’Lectura who spoke with us,
said he had already called to commiserate with the cerebral humour merchant
over the huge and irreparable loss, adding that God would give him the
fortitude to bear the painful loss.
“This is really shocking, we were all at their wedding
early this year. May God comfort Elder O and all those the wife left behind,
especially the new born baby that will never feel the joy of motherhood.”
Meanwhile, some insiders who spoke with us, questioned
why an experienced hospital like Havana, would carry out two operations on a
pregnant woman within a spate of 24 hours, knowing fully the implications of
such medical acts.
“I’m not a medical doctor, but I still do not
understand why Havana would perform two surgeries on a pregnant woman within a
time frame of 24 hours. They should tell us what happened to a woman who walked
in alive to deliver at their hospital but never came out alive. They have many
questions to answer on Elder O’s late wife”.
4 comments:
take heart elder O. God please console him Amen.
take heart elder o and take care of our baby
Elder o my brother may the good God strengthen u at this time around knowing fully well that is God that bring he is the one that take because he loves her most may her gentle soul rest in peace till we meet again.
please my brother take good care of the baby and u will never lack for what u will use for the up-bring of the baby in Jesus name amen
This is definitely a heart breaking story. I don't know this family personally but I am touched by the senselessness of this untimely death of such a young bride and mother. Before I say what is bugging my mind, I want to first send my sincere condolence to her husband and the rest of her family. Now this is what I want to say; It bothers me when people leave messages like " God knows best. It is the will of God. Vengeance is of God. God giveth, God taketh. Let God fight for you...etc". Who the hell tells those ignorant people that? When are some Nigerians going to start separating God from common sense? Who told them that serving God means not having common sense? Instead of thinking about how to put a stop to all these senseless deaths by holding the doctors, the nurses and the entire hospital responsible for their mistakes which leads to the death of your loved ones, you are all writing "let God fight for you". How are you going to make the medical professionals do their job if they are not held accountable for the lost of lives entrusted in their care? People don't just die, something kills people. Hospital should be a place to save life not to take life. And the only way to make the whole medical team work is by suing them when they make these silly mistakes. Who still dies from C-section in any good hospital? You only hear a case like this where someone didn't do his or her job. Common sense should tell such a so called big hospital not to mess with c-section and fibroid surgery at the same time because both surgeries involves huge blood loss. Normally, c-section takes only a few minutes to perform except for the suturing whereas fibroid surgeries can take hours depending on what the doctor sees when the patient is opened up which is often unpredictable. The dangerous thing about both surgeries is that they both cause huge blood loss. And other complications might arise when both surgeries are done at the same time which this so called big Havanna Hospital was not trained or prepared for. My candid advice to all my readers is this; Leave Fibroid surgery alone because it causes you more harm than good. And Nigerian hospitals are not yet ready/trained for it. Even when you survive this surgery in Nigeria, the doctors are not responsible or honest enough to tell you other complications that was caused by the surgery. Before you choose this radical solution to your problems, first rule out all the other possible causes of your fertility/other problems. Discomforts from fibroid can be really a mess��and annoying but it's something you can manage and live with by making some healthy choices. Please try some other options out first before deciding on surgery. It breaks my heart when I hear about all the untimely deaths that happen due to complications from the surgery. But if you must undergo the surgery, please save up for the best hospital with good success ratings. And never try to combine c-section and the surgery at the same time because that will mean resigning your fate in the hands of Nigerian quack and careless medical team. Please wait at least 6 weeks after c-section before doing any other surgery unless it's an emergency situation. I hope many people can read this and be informed. Patricia Onochie.
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