Decay and disease are never beautiful, they bring perfect misery to the fairest of mortals’ imperfect body and soul, like the translucent tear of the shellfish and the hectic glow of high fever. Ask Senator Godswill Akpabio, he knows better now. It almost snuffed life out of his wife, Unoma and cast his family in the vicious grip of inconsolable grief. The news of Unoma’s debilitating ailment resonated like murderous of a mad mob hounding its prey to sad death.
The story caused panic within Nigeria’s socio-economic space. However, like random malevolent news at the end of its spell, news of her sickness dissipated into thin air to make room for the reality of her existence. Unoma evaded the long, cold clasp of death when she slipped into coma after a major surgery in a German hospital. As you read, Unoma is back on her feet
