Man Shares An Heartbreaking Story On How His Dad Had A Fatal Accident That Caused A Spinal Cord Injury & Left Him On A Wheelchair

A young man named Oladotun Ajayi has gone down memory lane while celebrating his dad on his birthday, sharing a photo of him, Oladotun narrated the ordeal that has kept him on a wheelchair. Read his post below:

16 years ago when I was 4 years old, my dad had a fatal accident.

He took off heading to work on a Monday morning and unfortunately, he had a fatal accident road on his way to Lagos. It was a serious road accident that he emerged as the only survivor in the vehicle.

He was rushed to the hospital thinking no one survived in the vehicle but he survived. I could remember how we rushed to the hospital innocently with mum on that day.

When we got to the hospital, we got a report from the Doctor that he had a spinal cord injury that can’t be cured and he won’t be able to walk again, he said the only option left is for him to use a wheelchair.

This means he wouldn’t be able to walk again and feed the family. He lost his job and all of the contracts he had and childbearing stopped. It was a very painful moment. Even as young as I was then, I knew how that affected myself and my younger brother’s schooling and livelihood.

We’ve had salient moments of pain as a family and sometimes back, things seemed like they weren’t going to work out. But truly, I’ve learned the true meaning of resilience no matter what life throws at you, you can dictate the outcome it has for you.

Despite all, he defied the odds. After 16 years of the accident, dad has worked solely with mum to raise myself and my younger brother, dad has built houses and also built a house for outsiders to live in (for business).

He’s the major inspiration behind the things I do.

He has given me reasons to consistently help people like he does and has shown enough reasons to impact my generation the best way I can early enough.

It’s his birthday today and I flashed back at how far he has come all I can say is God has been Faithful. LinkedIn, help me celebrate my Dad.

Source:Oladotun Ajayi | LinkedIn

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