Elderly Woman Battling Health Issues Forced to Raise Orphaned Grandson Alone, Calls for Help
- Ghanaians have been left heartbroken as the story of an elderly woman raising her orphaned grandson goes viral across social media
- The woman shared her struggles, explaining she was left to care for her grandson after he lost his mother at birth and father long before
- Explaining her harsh reality, the grandmother washes dirty clothes to provide for herself and her ward, and is struggling with her health
Ghanaians have been moved by the heartbreaking story of an elderly woman trying to raise her orphaned grandson.
Source: UGC
The story has sparked conversations across social media, as many Ghanaians sympathised with the struggles she faces daily.
According to the viral Instagram video shared by ZionFelix, the baby lost his mother during childbirth, and his father died eight months before his birth.
Left with no parents, the child now depends entirely on his grandmother, who is elderly, frail, and battling serious health challenges.
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Despite her constant struggles in life, the grandmother has taken on the responsibility of providing for him with unwavering determination.
She survives by washing other people’s clothes, often leaving her weak and exhausted, just to put food on the table for both herself and her grandchild.
Their small home is in poor condition, with no electricity, the roof leaking, and walls that cannot protect them adequately from the rain.
When storms come, the grandmother explained, the water pours into their living space, forcing them to huddle together in one corner for shelter.
Watch the emotional Instagram video below.
Grandmother battles sickness while raising grandson
In a tearful account shared online, the woman detailed her daily struggles, emphasising how difficult it is to provide basic needs while battling her own health issues.
She pleaded for any means of support, explaining that every small gesture can make a meaningful difference in her grandson's life.
Several Ghanaians have been quick to respond, sending words of comfort and reaching out with offers of help, with bloggers amplifying her plea for assistance.
One popular Ghanaian blogger, ZionFelix, encouraged contributions through mobile money to help reduce her burden, writing on his official handle:
"The grandmother is weak, sick, and pleading for help to take care of herself and this orphaned child 🙏 Please let us support them. Nothing is too small. MTN: 0245823977 Name: Agnes Offei."
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Concerned Ghanaians have thronged the comments section, sharing their support for the elderly woman, with some even donating to help care for the small family.
bells_electronics wrote:
"Grandma, don’t cry, koraa, we got you. I have sent my money now."
qween_vee commented:
"I don’t have much, but I’ve sent the little I can. This is heartbreaking 💔."
Abennasl wrote:
"Awww this breaks my heart so much. May you receive the help you seek..🙏🏾🙏🏾 Sometimes I ask myself so many questions regarding why some people are so rich that they don’t even know what to do with money, and others are suffering to even feed?😢 but the answer remains the same “you can’t question God”…I pray everyone that donates to her today gets back in thousand folds as the word of God says givers never lack❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾."
Source: UGC
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YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a photo of one of Kwame Nkrumah's grandchildren, Kwame Thomas Melega, had surfaced online and got many talking about his looks and what he could do in the Ghanaian political space.
Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957 and subsequently became the President of Ghana from 1957 to 1966, when he was ousted by a coup d'état and was forced to go into exile.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
