- Uriel Oputa revealed that caring for someone with dementia, especially when the person is her mother, is the most challenging experience.
- She stated that each day brings new hurdles and deep emotions, yet they face it with love.
Big Brother Naija’s Uriel Oputa has opened up about her experience caring for her mother who lives with dementia.
In a recent Instagram story, she shared her thoughts on the challenges and rewards of caregiving.
Uriel described the experience as multifaceted, stating that it is both heartbreaking and rewarding.
She emphasized that each day brings new challenges and emotions, but love remains a constant source of strength and comfort.
She wrote:
“Caring for someone with dementia – especially when that person is my mother – is the most challenging, heartbreaking, and rewarding experience. Each day brings new hurdles and deep emotions, yet we face them with love. In the end, love becomes both our strength and our solace”.
In another story, Uriel Oputa sends strong message to people questioning her marital status.
She took to social media to respond to these critics, stating that she does not feel pressured by her family or the public, as she does not see marriage as an accomplishment.
Uriel explained that she does not need social media to validate her marital status. She further stated that if she were to be married, she wouldn’t even spill the beans online.
In her post, she wrote:
“Those always commenting on my post “Why aren’t you married”
1) marriage isn’t for everyone If you think marriage is an achievement, that’s on you.
2) How do you know I’m not married Do you honestly think everyone needs validation from Social media??
3) I would never Post my marriage or my partners full face here,
The small light skinned hand I posted in my cooking video I read comments saying his fine who is he ?? (Only hands
Nope.
The small tag I tagged mentioned brother on my stories.. his Dm full
4) pls Age shaming or marriage shaming is so 2018 Shebi we pray for growing old
5) let’s maintain this energy and save The lives of young
men and women
Bullying doesn’t work with me.. I went to an All white school and I was the blackest kid that ever liveth.”