Less than few weeks after a mother of three sets of twins begged
Government for assistance, a mother of triplet babies has towed same
line of help.
The 33-year-mother of five is still being detained at Surgicare
Consult, Ibara Estate, Ota, Ogun State after failing to meet up with
hospital bills.
Mrs. Egwilo who hails from Ora Ukwu town in Idemili Local Government
Area of Anambra, revealed that she felt good to give birth to triplets,
but regretted that the task of taking care of them is fast turning her
joy to sorrow. She studied Linguistics at the University and graduated
in 2010 but has not been able to secure job ever since.
The nursing mother said she never dreamt of having triplets, but most
often her pregnancy scan showed that there were two babies in her womb.
Therefore, in their own little way, they had hurriedly prepared for the
arrival of twins but never expected that the delivery would be through
caesarian section.
The 33-year-mother of five is willing to take any appointment offered
to her, for the sake of her children, so that she can complement her
husband’s effort to adequately take care of their five children.
Her husband, Mr. Egwilo said he was dazed when he received the news
of the arrival of three additional children. He said he later accepted
the reality and resolved to face his new status as a father of five
kids.
He said his situation now makes him understand better why some men
run away when their wives are delivered of twins or triplets. The
teacher stated that the responsibility of taking care of even one baby
at a time was enormous.
“In those days, when I heard the news that a woman gave birth to
triplets and the husband ran away, I would be angry. I would ask, why
should a man run away because his wife gave birth? I now know how it
feels because the demand is very high.”
The hospital alone will demand for so many things which will make the
man run away or even collapse if he does not have a heart. But for me, I
cannot run away because it is not my wife’s fault. So, I can’t leave
her to bear the pain alone. I am pleading with well-meaning Nigerians to
assist us,” he said.
The family can be reached on 07038611282 and 08063854659.