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| Sad African child (reportingonhealth) |
Dear diary,
I
was born in the year 2001 and I was born with a disability. I can’t use
the right side of my body properly and this has affected me a lot.
Growing up, I thought I had friends, but thinking about it today, I
actually didn’t. Been thinking about how in primary school, the people I
called my friends would use my health challenge against me, laugh and
mock me, which made me feel bad about myself. I can’t count how many
times I’ve cried and felt discouraged.
Now I’m in
secondary school and its worse than it was in primary school. The only
difference is that I have friends that support me, unlike in primary
school. Children in school have called me all sorts of names; they’ve
told me I have leprosy, called me black and ugly because of my skin
color. Most times I would hear them talk behind my back but I’ll act
like I can’t hear them. Mummy has taught me how to smile, especially
when I’m in public and that has kept me going.
Those
times I would feel terrible for not being able to do the things that
normal children do, those times I would hear I would hear them laugh at
me… I would swallow it in and smile. I can’t count how many times I
would wake up and hate that I would have to go to school. Most times I’d
prefer staying at home; at least I won’t have to bother about how hard
it is to associate with people. It’s so hard.
Not
being able to walk in the right posture, not being able to eat or carry
things properly with my right arm, not being able to move my fingers
and toes properly, and being on medication, taking those supplements,
physiotherapy! God! Sometimes I ask God why he allowed me come to this
world if things would be like this. But still, in all of this, I believe
my condition won’t remain like this forever. God will do a miracle in
my life. All I pray for is that no one would have to suffer like I’m
doing now or go through worse than what I’m going through.
XOXO…
Princess Shalom,
14 Years old.
Kaduna, Nigeria
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