{UAH} AN EMAIL TO UGANDANS IN DIASPORA

Belgium-Cameroon, Dilemma:WHY DID I BRING MUM TO EUROPE ? :: BELGIUM

I come from Cameroon and with the political situation in my country; it was very difficult to take care of a loved one the way you would love to. My mother did so much for me and for my other brothers and sisters. I was privileged to come to Europe at the heat of the war because nothing was happening. When I came to Belgium as a refugee, I never stopped thinking of my family back home. I was ready to do anything to ensure they were eating and in good health. But in a nation torn apart with war, it was hard to assure any one of this. 

After february 2008, at the end of the "emeutes", things became calmer, I did my best to contact them all the time. A couple of years later, my wife and children joined me but my joy was not complete without my mother. She was alone in Bamena my village.

My brothers and sisters have all moved to other countries in safety and better life. With my wife and children gone, she was not happy. Each time I called, it was either her neck or her leg. When it was not pain, she would only cry that she couldn’t see any of us. I felt as if I was abandoning my mother at her old age. Something needed to be done. I made all arrangement possible to bring her to Europe. Besides, she could help take care of the baby and the other little ones while my wife and I went working. My wife was very happy at this arrangement and she came. Her joy in Europe lasted a week. 

When we eat rice or spaghetti, my mum asks for our very local food hardly found in the neighborhood. Now, he complains he can no longer go to the little farm that used to keep her happy. She also says that she misses her neighbors with whom she could chat. 

Here in Europe, no one understands our local dialect. She neither speaks English (One of the official language of Cameroon) nor french 

My children only speak European languages. If my wife and I were not around, there was no communication with her. 

My problem now is that she tells me that she felt better when she was at home. I encouraged her to stay reminding her that her asthma had left her after all. Mama doesn’t stop complaining. What do I do? 

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