Chigoziem Emereuwa, a Nigerian lady who lost her family members to a car accident at her tender age has revealed her life story.
The youngsters who is now set to graduate with PhD in pure mathematics at age 27, has encouraged Nigerians not to loss hope because of the circumstances they are passing through, noting that if she can succeed after surviving a car accident which claimed the lives of her family members at a tender age, anybody with determination will succeed also.
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Speaking on her interest in pure mathematics, she said;
'I am not one of those who realised their passion for numbers at a young age. I always wanted to be a chemistry lecturer just like my mum so I planned to study Chemistry in University. I was only 15 when I finished high school and began my university education so when it became time to choose a discipline, my family narrowed it down to Banking and Finance, Mathematics and Geography. I did well in Mathematics but I thought that was normal for every student and Geography was because the environment always fascinated me and I had sworn to travel so I could see more. I chose Mathematics eventually because it was one of the few subjects that didn’t bore me and I thought it would give me a wider career option in the future. I credit my family for helping me understand my strengths and weaknesses.
World tuned upside down for her on the night he and her family me!beds were travelling on the 17 of August 2001, whilst traveling with her parents, siblings and one of her aunts for her Mum’s sister’s wedding, their vehicle got hit by a truck. No member of her family made it to the hospital as they died in the accident.
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“I only remember being in the back seat, playing a travel game with my sister and then waking up in hospital. I don’t recall any form of PTSD as my paternal family made sure I wasn’t alone, I didn’t even get a chance to mourn properly. It seemed like the loss hit my aunts more than it did me so I had to be strong. However, my grades did go down and my mom was no longer there to push me. I felt no urge to work hard since I had learnt that you could lose everything in a second so, why bother?” She said.
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