Martha Kerlie
My name is Ms. Martha Kerlie, age 34 and a single mother living in Gbarnga City, Bong County, Liberia. I am a mother of two children (boys) whose father expired in 2013 Gbarnga City, Bong County-Liberia. After living in Gbarnga for years, my children father began working and earning for our family while I started engaging in some petty business to assist the home. In early 2012, my children father came from work complaining of stomach pain. Few days after, he could not stand but cried from the severe pains both days and nights. I immediately took him to the Phebe Hospital in Suakoko District for medical checkups. He stayed at the hospital for few months but his health was not improving at all. So his parents advised that we seek another place besides the hospital. In the family meeting, it was generally agreed to take him to Guinea where they felt he would have recovered from that unknown illness. While in Guinea, some days he looks good and another day, he gets worth and worth. After one and half years, my children father died in Guinea 2013 from that illness that could not be diagnosed. We spent our last money just to get him back on his feet, but to no avail. From the running around for his illness, my petty business broke down with no capital or way of getting loan from anywhere to start again. Since 2013, my two boys (Nuwoe Kennedy-14 years and Emmanuel Kennedy--12years) have been left with me without a father or any family assistance. Because of their education, I left school to struggle and hustle for them to continue theirs. I assist some friends to sell just for us to eat. Nuwoe Kennedy got promoted to the 6th grade while Emmanuel Kennedy the 5st grade. Because of the constraints in getting them to school this semester, we moved from our rented house to a friend of mine house so I could use the money I had to pay the rent to register them. Is not easy being a single mother for these children wanted to gain further education along with feedings and housing. Now I am not even sure of getting the semester tuitions as I write this soul touching story of me and my children. Thanks for listening to my story and hope God Almighty will touch the heart of someone to rescue my children for be out of school.
