Two Plates Of Mother’s Love Changed Poasa’s Life

For six years straight, Poasa Matavesi’s relationship with his mother Adi Re­jieli Veibi was not an easy one.

After his mother suffered from dementia, it was difficult for his mother to recognise Mr Matavesi as one of her own.

His mom felt sick after giving birth to Mr Matavesi, the second eldest of three siblings.

Despite the challenges the family had to go through with the suffering of their mother, Mr Matavesi’s love and care for his mother never wilted.

Instead, it grew with love which branched out to his siblings and the extended family.

“My grandparents raised me until my grandfather passed away last year. I called him dad because he brought me up when I was born and when mom was sick,” Mr Mat­avesi said.

“They both looked after me, my brothers along with my mom’s eldest sister’s chil­dren.

“When I look back at that time with my mom being sick, I still feel heartbroken to see my mother today but not know that I am her child because of the sickness, it’s such a painful feeling.”

As years went on, his mother Mrs Veibi got better and married a man from Macuata where they lived in a small house with a roof made of three roofing iron and a wall made from coconut leaves.

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