My #FGM Heartbreak💔
"I Lost 2 Sisters To FGM!"
Halimatu Recalls Hers:
"I was born in #Liberia but due to the civil war, I was adopted by a Muslim couple from Sierra Leone when I was three years old.
I grew up there along with their three biological children.
My two elder sisters
"I Lost 2 Sisters To FGM!"
Halimatu Recalls Hers:
"I was born in #Liberia but due to the civil war, I was adopted by a Muslim couple from Sierra Leone when I was three years old.
I grew up there along with their three biological children.
My two elder sisters
and I were taken to our aunt's place. My sisters were 16 and 14, and I was 13 at the time. My 16-year-old sister stood up and ran away but our #Mother was the one to chase her and bring her back in. She was the first one they cut; the second one was my middle sister. I didn't see
when they were cutting them and I was the last. My eyes were tied and my foster mum took my hand and led the way. They asked me to lay down, which I obviously did. Suddenly, I felt this unbelievable pain. I started fighting and managed to pull the cloth from over my eyes: My aunt
sat on my chest and then, they cut me.
It's so painful it's impossible to bear. The even more upsetting part about it, is that they do these harmful things to #babies as young as 7 days old.
Then, they took me into a small room. My sisters were already there. When my elder sister
It's so painful it's impossible to bear. The even more upsetting part about it, is that they do these harmful things to #babies as young as 7 days old.
Then, they took me into a small room. My sisters were already there. When my elder sister
wanted to urinate, she started bleeding. Overnight it became worse. On the fourth morning my middle sister started bleeding. It was shocking. We were miles from the nearest town, they could not take them to #hospital or even seek medical help. According to the custom there, it is
taboo for a man to see you at that time. On the seventh day after the cutting, my middle sister died at the age of 14 … oh my God!
I became distracted from real life. When my elder sister died the following morning, my world changed. You know what? In that part of the bush, when
I became distracted from real life. When my elder sister died the following morning, my world changed. You know what? In that part of the bush, when
you die, it's your fault. The victim's fault - can you believe that? Since that day I have never been the same.
I've had two #Operations - for the births of my two children. I'm #Mother to a #daughter - and I would never even think about putting her through what I went through."
I've had two #Operations - for the births of my two children. I'm #Mother to a #daughter - and I would never even think about putting her through what I went through."
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