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He was uncontrollable. He wept shamelessly as he went with the doctor to her office. At her office, she gave him a box of tissues and waited for him to stop crying. When he was quieter, she told him that Adaora was alive. The tears continued. This time, for joy. "But we don't know for how long", the doctor continued, "because the tumour has metastasised. It is really aggressive and incontinent. We are currently running a series of tests on her to determine the extent of the spread. We will do all we can to help her but I can't give you any false hopes. You and the kids can come visit her at the ICU but won't be able to speak with her as she will be resting. Please be strong for her and your family."
Strong? How? Where will the strength come from. His whole life was crumbling before him, his Sunshine was dying and he's expected to be strong? How has being strong helped him? His strength can't make her better. His strength can't ease her. What will he do? She can't leave him alone! She was the calm to his storm. She came into his life and blessed him with every beautiful thing, especially the twins. The twins!! He had to take care of them now, alone. The thoughts kept coming as the tears kept flowing. He took his phone out of his pocket and called Ola, his wife's sister. The kids were fine, they were just leaving Coldstone Creamery. He told her what had happened and instructed her to bring them to the hospital. He left the doctor's office and went to the restroom. One look in the mirror and the tears came pouring. Why? Why is this happening to me? To us? God why? He did not hear one of the toilets flush, nor did he hear the words the other man had said. He barely felt the touch of the man's hand on his shoulder. He tried his best to freshen up and look happy to see the kids. He had to be strong for them.
Strong? How? Where will the strength come from. His whole life was crumbling before him, his Sunshine was dying and he's expected to be strong? How has being strong helped him? His strength can't make her better. His strength can't ease her. What will he do? She can't leave him alone! She was the calm to his storm. She came into his life and blessed him with every beautiful thing, especially the twins. The twins!! He had to take care of them now, alone. The thoughts kept coming as the tears kept flowing. He took his phone out of his pocket and called Ola, his wife's sister. The kids were fine, they were just leaving Coldstone Creamery. He told her what had happened and instructed her to bring them to the hospital. He left the doctor's office and went to the restroom. One look in the mirror and the tears came pouring. Why? Why is this happening to me? To us? God why? He did not hear one of the toilets flush, nor did he hear the words the other man had said. He barely felt the touch of the man's hand on his shoulder. He tried his best to freshen up and look happy to see the kids. He had to be strong for them.
In ten days, Adaora was lost to cervical cancer, a very aggressive one that had cost the family three pregnancies before it was diagnosed as the cause of the miscarriages. A diagnosis that came late as Mr. & Mrs. Jefferson Ajayi never knew nor suspected the cause of the miscarriages to be cervical cancer. Adaora had been diagnosed first of fibroid after the first two miscarriages and steps had been taken to treat it including surgery. But after the third miscarriage which happened during the family's trip to the UK, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer after series of tests had been run. She chose not to take the option of chemotherapy and radiotherapy as she wanted to take care of the kids. No one suspected that the cancer was the aggressive sort. In one year, she had shrunk drastically and serious steps were taken. Treatments involving both chemotherapy and radiotherapy were begun. Another surgery, hysterectomy, was already being prepared for. But it was a little too late already. The cancer had spread to other organs and become too dangerous for any surgical procedures to save her.
After Adaora's death, the Jefferson Ajayi family set up a Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO), Chaired by Mr. Jefferson Ajayi, to sensitize people about Cancer generally, and Cervical Cancer specifically. And to help them cope with the loss of Mrs. Adaora Jefferson Ajayi.
After Adaora's death, the Jefferson Ajayi family set up a Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO), Chaired by Mr. Jefferson Ajayi, to sensitize people about Cancer generally, and Cervical Cancer specifically. And to help them cope with the loss of Mrs. Adaora Jefferson Ajayi.
Early detection is key in the fight against cancer. Please, read books, Google, and learn more about Cervical Cancer and other types of Cancer. You just might be saving yourself or someone.
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