her entire family to a car crash that claimed all her siblings and both
parents on the 17th of August 2001.
prepped to graduate with a PhD in Pure Mathematics from the University
of Pretoria, SA. Her story…
In an interview with Flourish Africa, she recounted how the tragic
incident occurred. According to her: “I only remember being in the back
seat, playing a travel game with my sister and then waking up in
hospital.
I don’t recall any form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as my
paternal family made sure I wasn’t alone, I didn’t even get a chance to
mourn properly. It seemed like the loss hit my aunts more than it did me
so I had to be strong.
However, my grades did go down and my mom was no longer there to push
me. I felt no urge to work hard since I had learnt that you could lose
everything in a second so, why bother?”
But as she gets older, Chigo has found support in good friends, cousins
that have become siblings and a constant reassurance that no matter what
happens, everything works out in the end.
try to stay focused on my end game which is to be better than I was
yesterday,” she added.
