Woman Celebrates Rebirth 4 Years After Leaving Toxic Marriage, Struggling With Kids

• Mary Kelvins was a shell of herself when her marriage ended four years ago, and she was left to fend for her kids alone
• The struggle, coupled with the fact that she was jobless, made her sink into depression
• However, strangers held her hand and helped her get a well-paying job that has helped transform her into a glowing woman

If you saw Mary Kelvins four years ago, you would have quickly concluded she was an elderly woman heading towards her twilight years.

That is not the Mary of today, thanks to a change in life that brought back the swan buried after years of strife.

Mary hit rock bottom

Reflecting on her journey, she recalled the challenging days when life dealt her a blow that she thought would bury her.

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After clutching onto a toxic marriage for years, she mustered the courage and walked out without a plan for the future.

Unemployed and with little ones to care for, she found herself battling depression and hopelessness.

"It was draining, but I had to hold on for the sake of my babies," Mary shares.

Supported by strangers

Mary acknowledges the support she received from other women, whom she calls her "sisters."

Amidst the darkness, rays of light began to shine through the now-late Ruth Mbithi, who stepped in and sponsored a three-month course for her.

"The degree I had wasn't significant," Mary explains, adding that Ruth's kindness and support provided her a lifeline during her darkest days.

Another guardian angel, Elizabeth Owiti, offered Mary free therapy sessions until she regained her mental health.

Doris KG also played a significant role in helping her overcome her traumas, a milestone for which she is eternally grateful.

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Gets jobs abroad, relocates

She told TUKO.co.ke that in September 2023, the chance of a lifetime came when she got a job offer as an accountant in Dubai.

The challenge, however, was where to leave her children, as neither her ex nor family members were supportive.

After weeks of struggling to find someone to leave her kids with in vain, she had to let the chance go painfully.

"I am lucky another opportunity for a research project came up in Rwanda and I managed to go," she said.

How did Mary's life change?

Four years later, Mary looks back with pride on her journey and is profoundly proud of herself for not giving up.

"I overcame all," she says proudly," I'm here looking like a Form Two girl. I call myself blessed and highly favoured of the Lord."

She is now a sane mother to her babies and still trusts the process.

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Mary encouraged those experiencing hardships to "hold on, pray, and above all, push themselves".

Man celebrates wife who married him while poor

Elsewhere, a businessman showered encomiums on his understanding wife for loving him when he struggled.

The grateful husband recalled how she agreed to stay with his sister then, as he could not afford a single room.

Now a homeowner, the man said she agreed to marry him when he earned KSh 3,000 monthly.

Source: TUKO.co.ke