The Big Brother Naija star Uriel Oputa has talked candidly about her experience taking care of her dementia-stricken mother.
She recently discussed the difficulties and benefits of providing care in an Instagram story.
According to Uriel, the experience is complex and both devastating and fulfilling.
She underlined that although love is a permanent source of support and strength, every day presents new difficulties and feelings.
She wrote:
“Caring for someone with dementia – especially when that person is my mother – is the most challenging, heartbreaking, and rewarding experience. Each day brings new hurdles and deep emotions, yet we face them with love. In the end, love becomes both our strength and our solace”.
Recall that, Uriel Oputa addressed netizens questioning her marital status, emphasizing that marriage isn’t for everyone.
In response, she took to social media to say that she does not feel pressure from her family or the public since she does not consider marriage to be an accomplishment.
According to Uriel, social media is not necessary for her to prove her married status. She went on to say that she wouldn’t even reveal the news online if she got married.
In her post, she wrote:
“Those always commenting on my post “Why aren’t you married”
1) marriage isn’t for everyone If you think marriage is an achievement, that’s on you.
2) How do you know I’m not married Do you honestly think everyone needs validation from Social media??
3) I would never Post my marriage or my partners full face here,
The small light skinned hand I posted in my cooking video I read comments saying his fine who is he ?? (Only hands
Nope.
The small tag I tagged mentioned brother on my stories.. his Dm full
4) pls Age shaming or marriage shaming is so 2018 Shebi we pray for growing old
5) let’s maintain this energy and save The lives of young
men and women
Bullying doesn’t work with me.. I went to an All white school and I was the blackest kid that ever liveth.”
