It all began on a faithful Friday, the 10th of July, 2009, when I was expecting to give birth to a bouncing baby boy, my beloved son, Abdur Rahman. His birth was through a Caesarean section, and I looked forward to welcoming my precious child into the world with joy and excitement. However, the moment […]
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My daughter, Samara, was born on the 16th of January, 2014 and her arrival changed our lives forever. Her journey began even before she was born. During my pregnancy, my husband and I attended a private hospital in our area. At the time, we were told that the baby I was carrying was a boy
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I am the father of my nine-year-old son Omofolawe Adebayo Kasali. They told me before he was born that something was different. In that moment, fear tried to take over my heart. I wondered what kind of future my son would have. Omofolawe means a child who brings wealth and honor and that is exactly
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I was born on the 15th of October 2002 to the family of pastor and pastor Mrs Oluremi Samuel at Ayinke House, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) where I was diagnosed with Spina Bifida and later referred to Lagos university teaching hospital (LUTH). Two weeks after birth, treatment on a full scale started. I
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My story is not a story of a life without hurdles. It is a story of moving forward when the road feels hard. It is a story of courage that grows in the quiet moments. It is a story of hope that refuses to fade. It is a story of dreams that will not be
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In an earlier article about Samara Funmilayo, her parents never thought a life-long neurological condition like Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (SBH) would come the way of their daughter and first child. That was pretty much the same expectation of Mr Oluwaseun Adesina, a realtor, and Mrs Christiana Adesina, a hair stylist, when their first child
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Acording to my mum, I was born on Tuesday 27th, April 1999 at a hospital in Lagos State. Immediately I came out of my mom’s womb, it was discovered that I had an opening at my back where my spinal cord was not only visible but drawn out of my spinal bones. The doctors saw
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