This archive report was first published on 3 July 2019.
Erastus Ofula, a devoted husband from Kajiado, is mourning the loss of his wife, Roselyn, who passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, after a long battle with stroke.
According to Ofula, his wife had shown great signs of improvement and was in a jovial mood before her passing at around 11am.
Erastus's love story with Roselyn touched the hearts of many Kenyans, as he devotedly continued to take care of her despite her severe stroke.
He abandoned all other roles and dedicated his life to taking care of his wife, who was a human resource professional working at Sankara Hotel before she fell sick.
After Roselyn suffered a severe stroke in August 2018, Erastus was met with another hurdle of raising KSh 11.3 million to offset the hospital bill that had accumulated for the period his wife was undergoing treatment.
As he battled with this agonising situation, Ofula was hit by another hurdle after he was laid off by his employer on ground that his job had become unworthy after restructuring of the company.
However, with the help of friends and generous contributions from Kenyans, Erastus was able to partly offset the hospital bill, raising KSh 5.2 million and leaving a balance of KSh 7.2 million.
When the story was highlighted by TUKO.co.ke, Kenyans expressed their empathy and offered to support him overcome the tragedy.
"I want to really thank all those who willingly supported me in this struggle, your generous contributions went along way to help the family and has not been in vain," Erastus said.
