I lost my son eight years ago but I can’t forget him, cries Angela Nyirenda
Melodious songstress, known for her unique traditional rhythm, Angela Nyirenda has reminisced on how her first born son Khuzwayo died.
Khuzwayo, who was in Grade 10 at Kasamu School in Lusaka West at the time of his demise, died at New Chingwere Hospital in Lusaka where he had been admitted for observation after a case of pneumonia.
In a video posted on her Facebook page, Nyirenda revealed that despite losing her son for eight years now, she still fails to forget about him.
“Talking of Khuzwayo, when I released my first album, he was three years old, this year he would have turned 23, he was my first born, the day that we lost Khuzwayo, the previous day he was complaining kalaso kalaso (pneumonia). We couldn’t wait to take him to the hospital, we gave him an injection to ease the pain but he said mummy there’s no enough air in this room, maybe switch on the aircon, so I switched on the aircon, he was like the air is too much, switch it off, he was like no I can’t feel my legs, I said where, he said the toes all the way up to the knees.”
“That’s when I started massaging him and he was like I can’t even see you massaging here, I can see that you are doing something but I can’t feel anything, I said what’s that, when I looked at him he was so peaceful, I started shaking, calling him JJ, no response then I told the nurse that he looks like he can’t breathe, he got an injection to resuscitate him, no response, she went out, she couldn’t just tell me the news that he’s already gone, it’s eight years ago when I lost him but I just can’t forget about him,” she sobbed.
In honour of her late son, the song bird promised her fans that she would for the first time, perform the song Khuzwayo at her 20 years of music concert happening today.
“Most of you have asked me about my son Khuzwayo and the song I dedicated him. For the first time, I will be performing this song at my upcoming 20 years of my music celebration,” she revealed.
Nyirenda announced that her celebration will also be backed by performances from the queen of Kalindula music of the Amayenge Band, Alice Chali as well as Jeska and Gina Hidie.
By Catherine Pule
Kalemba, August 24, 2024
We Pray that God Alimighty continues to comfort you and the family. It is a very difficult moment to forget or recover from. Only God’s perfect love and comfort helps to face each day as it approaches.
MHSRIP.
Only those who have lost their loved ones understand what you are going through. It is almost impossible to forget.