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MAN FINALLY WELCOMES FIRST CHILD AT AGE 83 AFTER WAITING FOR GOOD 57 YEARS
{….Got Married In April 1962 At Age 23; Received His First Child In March 2022 At Age 83 }
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An 83-year-old Ugandan man, Mzee Yosia Mwesigye (born in January 26, 1939), has rejoiced as he becomes a father for the first time since he first got married decades ago.
He welcomed his first child with a new woman after his 1st wife passed away at the age of 79 without bearing any child.
Mzee said he waited for 57 years with his late wife, adding that doctors said she was fertile but he has no regrets that she was not able to take in.
According to the report, the Octogenarian married the love of his life, Jane Tukamuhabwa (now deceased) on 25th of April, 1962, while he was only 23 years old.
He remained faithful and stuck with her through the trying times, hoping that one day they would have a child, sadly his wife was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2005, and she died in 2018.
“We did everything together but it was so unfortunate that she passed on without giving birth,” he said.
Years later, Mzee found love again when he was 79 years old after his sister brought a woman to visit him at home and she later became his new wife.
His 29-year-old wife became pregnant after two years of marriage and on March 23, health workers at North-Kigezi Health IV Rugarama delivered a baby boy.
“I am so happy that God has blessed me with a child at my old age. I never thought of getting one but I kept on praying and finally, God answered my prayers and now I am a father.
“Dying without a child is such a painful thing. In our African culture, one is only remembered when they leave a child on earth,” the elderly man said.
He added: “I used to wake up early in the morning, sit in my sitting room and ask myself how I will be remembered after my death since I had no child”.
The wife, Arinaitwe said she was convinced by her sister-in-law to marry Mr Mwesigye.
“We reached his home amid rain. I saw an old man and thought that his son was the one to marry me. Later in the evening, the man told me that he wants to marry me. That is when I realised that my husband was an old man,” she says.
She adds: “He is a good man who loves his family. I promise to look after him until his death.”
What expert says
Dr Benon Bainomugisha from Nyakibale hospital says such cases of failing to produce among couples who are medically normal are common. “There is a very big difference between being normal and giving birth. Such a situation is genetically inherited from one generation to another. People should always seek assistance from qualified health workers but problems can persist since it is inherited,” he says.
Photo Shows: Mzee Yosia Mwesigye, his wife Sharon Arinaitwe (right) and Mwesigye’s sister Feredansi Tumushabe with the newly born baby after service at Kitunguru Church of Uganda on April 17, 2022.
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