I am from a polygamous home. My parents had 10 children. My dad and
his second wife were not compatible. I always tell people to look
carefully before going into marriage.
Love is not enough reason to get entangled in a marriage. You have to
be sure that the two of you are medically compatible. You have to be
sure you are not going to produce children who suffer from sickle cell
anemia.
Unfortunately, that is what happened between my dad and his second wife. All the children from that marriage did not survive.
I have seen how much the three of them struggled stay alive, but in
vain. For me, it is a lesson and I always speak out just to let people
know that you don’t take things for granted.
Many people still think they will get lucky. People around here are
fond of saying, ‘God will do it.’ Sometimes you need to face reality.
For people like us that have experienced the trauma, we know what we are
talking about.
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