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‘Don’t stigmatise childless couples’
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After nine years of childlessness and depressing moments, a 40-year-old teacher, Sarfoa Kentimpo is overwhelmed with joy as she no longer suffers stigmatisation but is now a proud mother sharing her experiences with others.
Sharing the good, bad and ugly about the period of trying to conceive, with The Spectator she said that what she had desired and prayed about for so many years had finally come to pass after two miscarriages and the loss of a baby a few days after delivery through a caesarean section.
The 40-year-old mother said at a point, she was traumatised and feared whether she could conceive again and also carry it full-term without complications.
She said the stigmatisation was exhausting as some people thought it was her fault and constantly used abusive language on her, especially relatives whom she had expected to sympathise with her.
“At a point it looked like everyone had become a medical person prescribing local and orthodox medicine. Some even brought it and when I did not show interest in using it they said I was not serious. I have been through a lot,” she said with tears in her eyes.
She said she had spent much of her savings and time just to be a mother and nine years felt like eternity but was happy God had been faithful.
Ms Kentimpo encouraged all couples trying to conceive to be prayerful and also seek medical help because both was needed to make the dream of becoming a parent a reality.
She called on spouses to be supportive and avail themselves for medical attention while advising family members to be sensitive during such times.
She also called on spouses to defend their wives during what she described as the most vulnerable moment in their lives and protect them from attacks from in-laws who are not friendly because a good mental health was key to make conception a success.
The 40-year-old mother advised couples, especially the women to identify and engage in activities that made them happy and fulfilled to take their minds off the struggle to conceive.
“As for me, I realised that I got attracted to children so I spent more time with them and also provided some of their needs,” she disclosed.
From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Tema
Over 20 structures built within the 50-metre buffer zone of the Kpeshie Lagoon at the Laboma Beach Resort in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality were on Sunday demolished by the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC).
Buildings such as single-unit semi-detached under construction and completed chalets at the resort were pulled down while portions of a newly constructed perimeter wall were also demolished. Read More
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About 120 golfers from clubs across Ghana participated in an 18-hole competition, dubbed ‘MTN 30th Anniversary CEO Invitational Golf Tournament’ held at the Achimota Golf Club on Saturday.
At the end of the hectic day, Frederick Semenu Duvor won the Men’s Group A event with 39 points, while Julienne Afi claimed the Ladies’ Group A title with the same score.
Yaw Mireku Jnr. won the Men’s Group B with an impressive 45 points, while Kous Louanges Mang took the Ladies’ Group B title with 38 points.
Kofi Mangesi won Men’s Group C with 40 points while Elorm R. Akuash Bonney claimed the Ladies’ version with 42 points.
In the Seniors Division, Jan Vogel emerged winner of the men’s category with 39 gross, while Helen Appah topped the ladies’ category with 44 gross.
Addressing participants, the company’s Board Chairman, Mr Ishmael Yamson, urged the company to approach its next phase with the same resilience, discipline and determination that have defined its success over the past three decades.
He drew a striking parallel between the game of golf and MTN Ghana’s three-decade journey, describing both as long games in which success depends less on one spectacular moment than on consistency, patience, judgment and the ability to recover from setbacks.
He said, golf had taught him a lesson that extended far beyond the fairways, thus, a round cannot be won on the first hole.
In golfing terms, he said, MTN Ghana had encountered its share of regulatory bunkers, competitive hazards and unexpected storms that had forced the company to pause, reassess and change its approach.
But those challenges, he suggested, were part of the journey rather than reasons to abandon it.
By Andrew Nortey
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