Former Aids commissioner Joyce Mensah has dropped an emotional message in what seems to be a farewell as she begs Ghanaians on what to do with her kids when she is no more.
In a lengthy post, she talked about how she cried the first time she was diagnose with the virus and how she had to console her sobbing mother most time because she thought life was over for her daughter.
She also talked about how she got admitted at a psychiatric hospital in Hamburg for 4 times between 2015 to 2019. She then concluded by saying she was weak and that Ghanaians should not treat her ids badly for her mistakes. This has caused a lot of confusion on social media with some asking what is really going on.
She wrote:
In September 2007 when I was diagnosed, tears never departed from me…. i consoled my mother to stop crying and told her i wasn’t bothered about my status…..but when everyone is sleeping deep at night, I’d sneak out to cry out loud….And when i started educating people on HIV, I encouraged others but always cried in silence after my talk…… i maintained a smiling face so that most people with HIV will derive some strength from me.I have been admitted in the psychiatric hospital in Hamburg on 4 occasions. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 all in psychiatric hospital for major depression. Due to my constant admission, My son Prince was taken away from me.But now I’m weak……Please be kind to my children when I’m no more. Do not treat them badly for my mistakes God bless you all