Getting my girl home with me
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Hi my name's Grant, some of you may know me from back in the road protest days or from travellling, raves and festivals. I have been out living in The Gambia, West Africa for the past 6 yrs now.
In that time I met Nene Galle, the most beutiful girl in the world , we fell in love, had a daughter, Suzi , and got married.
We married on Valentines day, 2013. I was returning to UK three times a year to earn money and life was pretty idylic.
After a year of wedded bliss Nene Galle became ill, rapid weight loss, no energy. She suffered greatly and spent most of the next six months in hospital. By the time ovarian cancer was dianosed it was inoperable. Nene's H.I.V status left her unable to fight. Nene Galle Balde Douglas passed away on oct 1 2014.
Suzi is now three and a half years old and has just started nursery school.
She is a very healthy, happy ,loving, little girl.
When Nene became sick we discovered she was HIV positive so Suzi and I were tested.
Thankfully, Suzi is negative but I am positive. Although I`m in good health at moment, you never know the future, so this adds to my urgency to get Suzi back to UK with me. I have friends and family in Uk who can help when we return.
Right now, 4th February 2016 Suzi and I are in The Gambia wading through red tape. As neither of her parents are Gambian the process is a little more lengthy.
I am the only person who can do all this so I am unable to work untill this is resolved.
I have just changed my last 100 UK pounds. This will not last us untill the end of the month(February'16) and will just about cover basic living costs.
Most importantly we need money for day to day living which, stripped down to essentials, still comes to 250 pounds a month.
I still have £300 solicitor's bill to pay which is half remaining fee for representation at child court. This is custody hearing. Just a formality as I have affadavit from late wife`s family to name me as best person to care for Suzi.
Gambian passport £70 pounds but again is stepping stone formality to getting full UK passport £90
Saddly here in The Gambia things take ages to sort out, corruption rules and gifts and bribes are needed to make anything happen.
Any amount of help will go a long way to achieve our goal. Suzi is the only child I have ever had and I feel that my illness adds to my personal urgency to resolve this and give Suzi every opportunity her mother never had.
Heartfelt thanks to anyone able to help.
The bottom line for all this is that Suzi does not get left an African orphan . Every horror and worst fear awaits a female orphan here in West Africa.
In that time I met Nene Galle, the most beutiful girl in the world , we fell in love, had a daughter, Suzi , and got married.
We married on Valentines day, 2013. I was returning to UK three times a year to earn money and life was pretty idylic.
After a year of wedded bliss Nene Galle became ill, rapid weight loss, no energy. She suffered greatly and spent most of the next six months in hospital. By the time ovarian cancer was dianosed it was inoperable. Nene's H.I.V status left her unable to fight. Nene Galle Balde Douglas passed away on oct 1 2014.
Suzi is now three and a half years old and has just started nursery school.
She is a very healthy, happy ,loving, little girl.
When Nene became sick we discovered she was HIV positive so Suzi and I were tested.
Thankfully, Suzi is negative but I am positive. Although I`m in good health at moment, you never know the future, so this adds to my urgency to get Suzi back to UK with me. I have friends and family in Uk who can help when we return.
Right now, 4th February 2016 Suzi and I are in The Gambia wading through red tape. As neither of her parents are Gambian the process is a little more lengthy.
I am the only person who can do all this so I am unable to work untill this is resolved.
I have just changed my last 100 UK pounds. This will not last us untill the end of the month(February'16) and will just about cover basic living costs.
Most importantly we need money for day to day living which, stripped down to essentials, still comes to 250 pounds a month.
I still have £300 solicitor's bill to pay which is half remaining fee for representation at child court. This is custody hearing. Just a formality as I have affadavit from late wife`s family to name me as best person to care for Suzi.
Gambian passport £70 pounds but again is stepping stone formality to getting full UK passport £90
Saddly here in The Gambia things take ages to sort out, corruption rules and gifts and bribes are needed to make anything happen.
Any amount of help will go a long way to achieve our goal. Suzi is the only child I have ever had and I feel that my illness adds to my personal urgency to resolve this and give Suzi every opportunity her mother never had.
Heartfelt thanks to anyone able to help.
The bottom line for all this is that Suzi does not get left an African orphan . Every horror and worst fear awaits a female orphan here in West Africa.
Organizer
Grant Douglas
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