Olympic Medalist Gloria Kemasuode Weeps in Hospital Bed

By Anthony Obaseki on August 1, 2019

Nigeria’s 2008 Olympic Medalist Gloria Kemasuode, who is receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, burst into tears when her mother and younger brother, Kennedy Kemasuode, recently visited her.

Kennedy disclosed this during an exclusive interview. He broke the good news that Gloria is responding fast to treatment and has already started looking forward to a better future for herself and her family.

Kennedy, who was filled with gratitude for all those that contributed towards Gloria’s treatment, said her quick response to treatment is also helping him recover from the depression he suffered as a result of her sudden disappearance.

His words: “For some time now, the entire family has been worried about her whereabouts. I am her far younger brother, and I hadn’t the financial capacity to help her when she started showing signs that things were not alright with her.

“One day she suddenly left the house and never returned. I called her lines ceaselessly but they were permanently switched off. I searched for her but couldn’t reach her. My plan was, if I saw her, I would drag her to Mercyland Church in Warri. I even told my friends to alert me whenever they saw her but we didn’t succeed.

“I kept on trying until I read in the papers that she was hospitalised in Yenagoa. So yesterday I and my mother paid her a visit. When I saw my sister, I couldn’t hold back the tears as I wept like a baby. Both Gloria and our mother were also in tears. It was an emotional moment in our lives.

“We are over-joyed that she is responding to treatment and getting better. We spoke with her for several minutes, and we are happy that she has started talking about her future already. But she needs total rehabilitation.

“The family is most grateful to Athletics Federation of Nigeria, the Bayelsa State Government and the individuals that play this big role in her treatment.”

Several attempts by Daily Sports to see Gloria in the hospital proved abortive. Doctors also refused to reveal what caused her condition, saying that she does not need any form of public distraction at this point of her treatment.

When Kennedy was asked if the doctors revealed the cause of the Olympic heroine’s ailment to the family, he said: “The doctors didn’t tell us what was responsible for her condition.

“They said that our concern should be her improvement and response to treatment. At the time we were with her, she had started talking normal as she used to do before she got sick.”

•Photo shows Olympic Medalist Gloria Kemasuode

Source Daily Sports

Posted August 1, 2019


 

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