Ugandan comedienne Anne Kansiime has revealed how she is keeping her mum's memories. Kansiime suffered the loss of both her parent in a span of 8 months.
She lost her mum in June last year and her dad died in January this year. Her mum died two months after she welcomed her son in April last year.
While speaking on her YouTube channel, the mother of one said she has not come to terms with the demise of her parents.
In the episode, 'Glass of Happiness', the mother of one said that it was one of the most overwhelming situations in her entire life.
"My dad died so soon after my mum that I hadn't yet processed her death. I forget that my parents died and sometimes think my mum is at home and dad just went on a long holiday. I wish I had another chance to see my parents."
Kansiime said although her relationship with her parents wasn't so good, she misses a moment of their time.
"There are some of my friends who don't get it. My fans who know me knew that my mum and I didn't see eye to eye," she said.
"My relationship with my mum was just like any other girl and her mum kinda. Chances are that you don't like the way they are strict until you go through things and you know she is a hero."
Kansiime recounted moments when she was a young girl being raised by a strict mum.
"I remember there was a time she gave my school choir teacher permission to beat me every day nearly for the whole time," she said.
Kansiime said her mum fell sick during the Covid-19 lockdown.
"She was so sick that you could see it in her eyes that she wanted to be dead. She was tired of being loved and taken care of."
Her mum brightened up when Kansiime told her she was pregnant.
"Unfortunately, when I gave birth, she had not even seen Sellasie (Kansiime's son) by the time she died. They just video chatted and so on."
Kansiime encouraged her fans to treasure their parents while they are still alive.
"It's okay not to like them but you are better than me, who is now an orphan. Parents always know better than us, whether we see it or not."
When Kansiime told her mum her first marriage had hit the rocks, her mum said she was going to stand in that gap and pray for her as she wanted her to be happy.
"Now I'm always worried about who is going to stand in that gap then I'm reminded that we orphans we are God's firstborn."
Kansiime said the loss of her parents made her appreciate life even more.
"I am eating life with a big spoon and I am not apologetic about that. If I wake up in the morning and I'm alive, that is a good day for me. My loss has given me confidence in who I am. That is how I'm grieving."
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