Popular Lagos based Comedian, David Ugochukwu better known as Elder O has been hit by the blows of life.
The funny man years back lost his wife during childbirth just few months after their wedding.
Elder O who is gradually bouncing back from the bitter experience is determined to help others who are battling depression.
In a lengthy post he shared on Facebook, the father of one wrote: “After DJ Xgee killed himself, last weekend I shared a story at one of my events just to encourage those that are passing through tough times that things will definitely get better. I never knew my true life story will touch a whole lot of people .
“God started blessing my comedy career and I bought 2 cars in quick succession plus few blessings I can not mention here,I was doing fine everything seem to have settled until my father’s illness became too serious I had to leave Lagos to go and look after him personally when it seems that my younger ones are getting tired of him. I spent a whole lot of money taking him to different hospitals and finally at obioma hospital where I sold my car to pay the exorbitant bills and he eventually died in 2013.
No money for the burial…I sold the 2nd car to bury my father.
I got married the next year and the marriage started on 02/01/2014 with our traditional marriage and ended on 30/12/2014 with my wife’s burial….we lost her after child birth.
Then depression sets in and I began to hear voices that were telling me to kill myself that I’ve suffered enough. I passed through a lot that period, The news was everywhere, both Linda and other bloggers that have never helped my career before started trending my misfortune and before you say jack I was invited to Abuja by The ministry of women affairs and some NGOs that I should give them go ahead to shut down Havana hospital and fight for me.
I thought it was a joke until they sent me flight tickets to just come and sign some documents, my lawyer on the other hand was asking for my permission to go to court. Some useless radio stations were telling stories of how I ran mad after losing my wife. I was thinking of so many things, I hated our son because the devil will always remind me that my wife died because of this boy…it took me over a month to begin to love him. I didn’t have the courage to hold the mic for over 3months after her burial I gave all my jobs to colleagues I stopped going to church for like 3 months if I hear where people were praying it irritates me, I collapse frequently while walking on the road until the doctor told me I had HighBP.
My mother and my mother in-law moved in with me and their stay helped to stabilize me.
Then my recovery started and the only advise that worked for me was ”Elder O go back to that thing that gives you happiness…your job”