Born: xx/xx/1927
Ever since she was born,ever since she came into this world,she had known only one guy,she had kissed only one guy,she had slept with only one guy,she had been faith full to only one guy,she had looked at only one guy the way a woman should look at her man,and she has never looked at any man the same way.
When we had kids,us,her grandchildren,she had always told us that,that should be the only man we ever be with,but it has never happened that way,how i wish i had been like her! But this are the changing times and we aint living in her era.
Her husband-my grandfather,died in June 1996.He was called Baitshentse Segwabe Koko(1917-1996).If i had had a camera by then i would have put up his picture for you guys to see.This was a couple made in heaven.She's sick now,suffered a stroke in 2001.Now her left side aint working.But you know old ladies,they won't rest even though they know they have to.You tell them to sit down and rest,they tell you they want their work done the right way! What right way? Aaag! D.K!
Yah we call her D.K.She doesn't mind though.She has become more like a friend to us than our grandma.But still not forgetting to keep on instilling that wisdom in us,everytime she gets the chance.She was there when i had Vicky,she was there when i had Juniour and was still there when i had Jeddah.Every step of the way telling me to always treasure the will of God as everything happens for a reason.''you are an only child to your mother Seane and these are your little brothers and sister''.everytime she would say that.
The hardest blow the family couldn't take was when she suffered this stroke.She couldn't hold anything right,everytime she did,that thing will fall down.At first we took it for joke,because everytime she tried to stay still she'll keep on shaking and we would laugh at that,but now it hurts to see her do that! There was an instant when she couldn't talk properly,she would talk like a little baby trying to learn how to talk.She would not take hot or warm food,they had to cool first.
I hear she gave birth to 12 kids,now there's only 7 left.There were two pairs of twins and one guy who was the first born-Kenalemotse.He died in 1980 when i was born,but the twins died immediately they were born,she has never kept twins and she concluded that maybe twins were not meant to in our family coz my other cousin called Osetse also had a twin sister who died at birth,but she chose to stay behind,hence the meaning of the name.So in our family there are no twins.Now she's only left with her 5 daughters and 2 sons.
Jimmy Koko
Josephine Kgotlaetsho(married)
Hildah Segwabe(thats our other surname)
Isaih Koko
Mary Molefhe(thats my mum,she got married,even though the husband is late now)
Judith Segwabe
Motlhatswi Koko
Oh D.K! You have accomplished so much! I thank God to have a granny like you bcoz you are not like any other!
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