“Fortunately the Shock is in my Head and not my Heart...”
4 May 2015
This is an expression of sadness passed by my younger brother Jeff who lost his wife Régine a month ago. This is him with his children.
In fact, this young man needs a high level of support in order to be comforted and strong.
Unfortunately we have nothing to offer him in Lubumbashi. There are no psychiatric services available or services that specialise in helping people affected by trauma like the loss of a loved one.
Régines death has been very hard for Jeff. He is in shock, suffers depression, anxiety, lack of appetite and weight loss.
For the first time since Régine’s death, Jeff came to the house to see how baby Hadassah Kakudji was doing. It did not go well, seeing Hadassah only served to bring back memories of Régine and that fateful day that saw her taken from him. After a few short minutes Jeff fell unconscious in the living room. Carole, my wife, who was with him helped him to revive him with some pills to calm tension and headaches.
As I was trying to see get help, Jeff said, 'Dear big brother, fortunately the shock is limited to my head because if it reached my heart, I would be dead! When I think my wife and I look at the suffering of my children, I have no appetite or even desire to live. ''
Friends, can you please tell me how I can help Jeff through difficult time so that he can move on with his life.
Unfortunately, it isn’t only his mental state that is suffering as today I discovered that his financial situation is dire.
Thank you in advance for your support that will help relieve his suffering.
Emmanuel Ngoy Kakudji.
