COMEDIAN YY’S GIRLFRIEND MARYA OPENS UP ABOUT POSTPARTUM PARALYSIS STRUGGLE

Comedian Oliver YY’s wife, Marya Okoth, has opened up about being paralysed after giving birth. 

In an interview with Mungai Eve, Marya said the paralysis started months after giving birth. “Four months after giving birth, there was a time I was sleeping, and I tried to switch positions, but I could not feel my leg. I literally felt as though someone had chopped one of my one leg. I woke up and told Oliver, he called an ambulance and I was taken to hospital,” she said. 

Upon arriving to hospital she was informed she had blood clots which were dangerous for her body, “I was told I had blood clots on my leg. I had to be admitted after the clots dissolved I still could not feel my leg. It was so bad they told me I had to go for an MRI. They realised I had a fluid in my spine which affected my nerves. I stayed in hospital for months.” 

She regretted missing out on her baby’s crucial stages, “I left my daughter at home she was four month by the time I saw her she was already sitting down and eating solid food. I felt so guilty.”