UJulia Odeoda washiya ubomi bakhe kwiminyaka emibini kwiminyaka emibini edlulileyo, Matshi 16. Kwabathandekayo, ukubulawa okokuqala kwemvumi, eyayineminyaka engama-38 kuphela ubudala, ngaphandle kweengxaki zempilo, zange kungalindelekanga kwaye zingenzi buhlungu.
Intombazana yentombazana uElena Melyuk wapapasha iposti yokubhoboza kwibhlog yakho, awavumayo ukuba iminyaka emibini sele ihambile nenxalenye yomphefumlo. Uqinisekile ukuba ayinakuze ibe njalo kwaye iminyaka kuphela iya kuzama ukwamkela ilahleko engafanelekanga.
"Enye yeyona mihla yoyikisayo ebomini bam ... ndifuna ukukholelwa ukuba ucula iingoma zakho ezintle kwaye uncume, njengoko wawusibetheka kakhulu emhlabeni," i-EleNA ijongene nomhlobo wakhe amthandayo ngosuku isikhumbuzo esinexhala.
Siza kukhumbuza, uJulia waqala nje ukuba abhale esibhedlele nge-8 kaMatshi. Imvumi ibandezelwe kunyaka ophelileyo nesifo seswekile, inqanaba leswekile egazini liyanda kwaye uxinzelelo lwaqala kwi-gout kunye ne-lupus ye-lupus, i-gangrene yaqala ukukhula.
Ngo-Matshi 13, umculi waqhagamshelwa kukhutshelo lobugcisa kwimiphunga kwaye waziswa kubuthongo kwezonyango, kwaye emva kweentsuku ezintathu, uJulia akazange abe sisiqalo.