Content creator Baba Talisha has opened up about the emotional scars left by the road accident that claimed his wife’s life in 2020, revealing that it took him nearly a year before he could comfortably get behind the wheel again.
“Sipendi hata kubeba watu nikidrive. It took me a whole year for me to start driving again after my accident.”
‘I was afraid of cars’
“Nilikuwa nabebwa. Nilikuwa naogopa sana hata kutembea usiku na gari. Actually I took like karibu mwaka hivi.”
Although he has gradually regained confidence, he said one fear still remains.
“Nowadays niko very comfortable hata niki-drive.”
“Kitu tu sifanyangi sai sipendangi kubeba watu kwa gari, coz anything ikihappen kwa barabara, in a very bad way watasema tena ume-sacrifice rafiki yako.”
‘The nightmares were constant’
“I had nightmares. Zilikuwa zinanisumbua sana, but right now I’m okay.”The content creator has previously spoken publicly about living with grief while caring for his daughter, who had to relearn basic skills such as walking, talking and eating after suffering a traumatic brain injury.
Alcohol became an escape.
“Sikuanga naenda home. I used to be drinking from Monday to Monday.”
Talisha remains his biggest trigger.
“You see mtu ana-troll mtoi, na mtoto yeye hana control what happened.”
“She didn’t have any problem, any difficulties. Physical hakua na any condition. Accident ndiyo ilileta hizo shida zote.”
“Really, women hate a lot. They will talk about a kid, how she looks, how she talks. They don’t know what happened, but they are there judging.”
Over the years, Baba Talisha has consistently urged social media users to show empathy towards children living with disabilities or recovering from traumatic experiences.
