NO I DON’T ON CHEAT YOU 😭
Episode 7
After cleaning the compound of the school that afternoon, I went to Jeddy’s class to pick him so that we would go home together. Getting into his class, I was surprised to see my son lying flat on the floor. His teacher was pouring water on him while the other members of the staff were fanning him.
I ran to where he laid, carried him out of the school compound and ran to the clinic which was very close to the school. The nurses seeing the state in which Jeddy was, collected him from me and admitted him.
After series of test, it was revealed that Jeddy has sickle cell anemia. A kind of shock pass through my body when I received the information, I couldn’t bring myself to understand how on earth Jeddy’s genotype would be SS when John is AS and I am AA.
To worsen the situation, he was diagnosed with asthma. I felt my world crumbling, I was forced to ask the doctor if everything started in one day but he replied that the care he has been receiving before now suppress the manifestation of the both health challenge.
The doctor gave me tips on how to help him live with the health challenges and also gave me a list of drugs which would help him survive the situation. The prices of the drugs was something that was too much for me to bear.
At first, I thought of going to plead with John but I had a rethink that going to meet him will make him believe I truly cheated on me. I became fed up with life but I just had to keep strengthening myself because of my children.
In order to keep up with Jeddy’s new health status, I had to double my hustle. Despite buying drugs for Jeddy, we were still going in and out of hospital. I was warned never to run out of multivitamins if I don’t want to lose him.
Instead of eating, I prefer to remain hungry just for Jeddy to have food and drugs. Tears became something I couldn’t do without. While crying one night, Jeddy moved closer to me and started comforting me.
‘Mommy, why are you always crying?’ Jeddy asked shocking me
‘Jeddy? I am not crying’
‘You are crying mommy, you always cry every night. You cry because Daddy sent us out of the house because he hate us, you also cry because I am always sick’ he revealed shocking me more
‘Oh no son, Daddy doesn’t hate us. He is just angry with mommy. Don’t worry, we will go back home soon. Just keep praying for mommy’ I sat him on my laps comforting him
‘Mommy, please don’t cry again. I promise not to fall sick again, I will buy you a car when I become a Doctor’
‘Wow! I am so happy to hear that, I promise not to cry again. Thank you my son, I love you’
‘I love you too mommy’
I felt touched by Jeddy’s word and decided to always see the brighter side of life. He promised never to fall sick again but my little boy couldn’t help it.
Life went on and we kept living it one day at a time. My pregnancy was approaching it’s maturity, I was able to buy little baby things though it wasn’t close to what John would have gotten for the baby. I went for a scan and it was revealed that I was carrying a baby girl. I fell in love with her the moment I saw how she lay in my womb.
I was surprised to hear the doctor say she was very healthy despite the fact that I haven’t been eating and resting well. I told Jeddy that the baby we were expecting was a girl and he was so excited to meet his baby sister.
TBC…
