The death of Cecy Gaitho left many Kenyans in shock. Many who didn’t know her expressed their condolences and sympathies at the very unfortunate circumstances that Cecy had found herself in.
About 50 days ago, she had lost her son. The loss of her son was too much to bear. She took a downturn as depression weighed heavily on her.
A look at her activities online reveals that she had been trying to seek help in order to cope with the loss.
Cecy had sought help from a Facebook Group known as Team Compassion. Days after losing her son, she had joined the group and posted as follows:
“Hello guys. I’m new here, my son passed on last Sunday (5th June) after he was crashed by a culvert from an ongoing road construction in Kidfarmaco area, Kikuyu. We buried him on Friday but my heart is so heavy.
He was my only baby, 6yrs 7mnths old. I feel so helpless. We are trying to follow up with the construction company for negligence but they are not even cooperative.
To imagine I have to go through the court process for his justice is too traumatizing. I am somewhere between feeling empty, helpless and lost. I keep hoping my baby will come back. The questions without answers are too many,” she had posted.
Weeks later, she had made another post that indicated that all was not well at all and she was really struggling. She had said:
“Today marks exactly 40days since you grew wings. Nothing has been the same, the constant ache in my heart gets worse by the minute. I haven’t been able to come to terms with the loss and I keep looking outside, hoping you will come back.
Tears have become my daily food, the emptiness I feel is immense. We had our family dreams, just me and you. The better part of me died the day you breathed your last. I want to wake up beside you like you always did. I want to laugh to your jokes, smile at your brilliance and do the many things we did together.
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For now, the emptiness continues to give me that glare. I hate the very thought of my existence while you lie six feet under. I miss you baby, so so much.
You were my world, kibeti changu. I have nothing else left to live for. I want to protect you, hug you, chum your cute cheeks and tell you how much I love you. Even in death, I love you baby.”