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Woman shocked to death after learning of hubby's demise
03 Feb 2015 at 02:04hrs | Views
A WOMAN died two days after learning of her husband's demise, it is believed from shock.
Christine Dube, 57, of Esigodini, died on Sunday evening while she was still mourning her war veteran husband, Lovemore Mathwasa, her family said.
Mathwasa died on Friday last week, reportedly from chronic arthritis.
Dube's family said they suspected high blood pressure and the shock of losing her husband led to her death.
Christine had accompanied her husband from their rural home in Esigodini to the United Bulawayo Hospital to seek treatment.
Her sister, Musa Dube, told The Chronicle that on a visit to the hospital on Friday, Christine "lost it" after doctors told her Mathwasa had died.
She screamed and banged on tables at the hospital.
"On Sunday, my sister started complaining of a headache. She started vomiting and experiencing difficulties in breathing," she said.
Musa, who is a nurse, said Christine's blood pressure was very high but then it suddenly dropped, causing her anxiety.
"I began to get worried as I tried to figure out how and why it was dropping very fast. She started behaving in a queer way. We took her to Galen House Medical Clinic where she died at around 5PM. I suspect my sister's death was due to shock. She probably failed to accept the death of her husband."
Bulawayo United Residents Association (BURA) chairman Winos Dube, who is Christine's brother, said they were shocked as a family to lose two relatives in such a manner.
"As a family we do accept and appreciate that there is death but this is too heavy for us to accept. It's difficult to accept the death of a husband and wife at the same time. We pray that God intervenes and give us strength in our time of mourning. Mathwasa was a good leader who was instrumental in establishing the new resettlement for people in Ntabemnyama area in Esigodini," said Dube.
The couple will be buried next to each other on Wednesday at their rural home in Esigodini.
Christine and Mathwasa are survived by six children, the youngest a Form 4 pupil.
Christine Dube, 57, of Esigodini, died on Sunday evening while she was still mourning her war veteran husband, Lovemore Mathwasa, her family said.
Mathwasa died on Friday last week, reportedly from chronic arthritis.
Dube's family said they suspected high blood pressure and the shock of losing her husband led to her death.
Christine had accompanied her husband from their rural home in Esigodini to the United Bulawayo Hospital to seek treatment.
Her sister, Musa Dube, told The Chronicle that on a visit to the hospital on Friday, Christine "lost it" after doctors told her Mathwasa had died.
She screamed and banged on tables at the hospital.
"On Sunday, my sister started complaining of a headache. She started vomiting and experiencing difficulties in breathing," she said.
Musa, who is a nurse, said Christine's blood pressure was very high but then it suddenly dropped, causing her anxiety.
"I began to get worried as I tried to figure out how and why it was dropping very fast. She started behaving in a queer way. We took her to Galen House Medical Clinic where she died at around 5PM. I suspect my sister's death was due to shock. She probably failed to accept the death of her husband."
Bulawayo United Residents Association (BURA) chairman Winos Dube, who is Christine's brother, said they were shocked as a family to lose two relatives in such a manner.
"As a family we do accept and appreciate that there is death but this is too heavy for us to accept. It's difficult to accept the death of a husband and wife at the same time. We pray that God intervenes and give us strength in our time of mourning. Mathwasa was a good leader who was instrumental in establishing the new resettlement for people in Ntabemnyama area in Esigodini," said Dube.
The couple will be buried next to each other on Wednesday at their rural home in Esigodini.
Christine and Mathwasa are survived by six children, the youngest a Form 4 pupil.
Source - chronicle
