73-year-old man leaves wife, 34, after realising she's pregnant with triplets
- The 34-year-old mother shared how life took a different turn for her when the hubby walked out on them in May 2020
-The 73-year-old husband left his home after realising the wife was pregnant with triplets
- She later gave birth to them in January 2021 and now has a total of eight children to take care of
- However due to the extreme poverty condition the family lives in, Zawadi lost one of her triplets on the first week of February.
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Zawadi Mussa Ntaliligwa never saw this day coming when she set out to get married 16 years ago to her husband Pili Shaban.
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She spoke to YEN.com.gh on how her life changed since her husband walked out on her and left her with eight children.
The 34-year-old mother of eight who lives in the southern highlands of Tanzania found herself alone and in a quagmire after her 73-year-old husband ran away from home with everything upon realising that she was pregnant with triplets.
According to the frustrated mother, the husband picked his belongings and left in May 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic crisis forcing her to pick up manual jobs so as to feed the children. She then gave birth to her triplets in January 2021.
''I gave birth to my three children in January, the first two who came out were sons and the last one a girl, came out under duress. She had her hands and legs tied by the cord.
I actually thought she was dead because she was not doing anything or breathing. A mid wife came, poured cold water on her and tried to resuscitate her but nothing happened and we came to conclusion that she was dead until ten minutes later when she sneezed but no sound came out,'' she explained.
Since the breadwinner left, Zawadi and her eight children were forced to live in utmost poverty, relying on well-wishers and neighbours to donate food to them.
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However, due to the poor living conditions this family is currently in, Zawadi also lost one of her triplets on the second week of February 2021.
So what made her husband walk out of their matrimonial home?
''I think he felt the pinch of what this new pregnancy was going to cost us. We never had any arguments, we have been living peacefully together for 16 years. It must have been the pregnancy.
He left on May 29 in 2020 and he took everything including my clothes,'' she added.
Since the husband left, she was forced to toughen up despite her situation as an expectant mother and took manual jobs so as to provide for everyone in the family.
''I used to take my 10-year-old child to accompany me to these manual jobs. The other two who are five and two years old would remain behind and protect our humble home," the mother of eight added.
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They would go to people's land and till them the whole day and she would then use that money to buy food for her children.
As for the husband, she has no grudge against him as she is ready to forgive him as soon as he comes back home because he is the father of her eight children.
''If he decides to change and come back then we will continue with our marriage. I never have those anger issues," she said.
Zawadi advised other married men to own up to their responsibilities and stay even when the going gets tough adding:
''I beseech men to take care of their women so that they do not leave them in such poor situations like the one I am currently in.''
YEN.com.gh also shared the story of a 37-year-old Kenyan grandma who was married at 16 thanking God for her wonderful family.
Rose Muha who lost her mum at a very tender age resorted to getting married at her teems and later started a family.
The 37-year-old mother of three even has a grandson who she says she loves so much.
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Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah (HOD Entertainment) Jeffrey is the Head of the Entertainment Desk and a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) with over 10 years of experience in journalism. He started as a reporter with Ghana News Agency (GNA). He joined Primnewsghana.com in 2016 as an editor. He moved to YEN.com.gh in 2017 as an editor and has risen to his current position. You can contact him via e-mail: j.owusu-mensah@yen.com.gh
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