Tomi Waziri, an Uber driver-turned mental health counsellor, wasn’t born blind, however his life took an unexpected turn when he lost his sight at 27 in a tragic robbery attack in Lagos on the 12th of September 2019.
He wasn’t deterred by life challenges as he’s “a mental health counsellor and massage therapist, additionally, I am a content creator or, more specifically, a blind content creator.
“I had only 50,000 naira/$40 in my account when my wife, who was my girlfriend back then suggested we get married. Mind you I had just become a blind person at the age of 27 as a result of armed band1ts that attacked me while driving Uber, one of them sh0t me in the face with a local gun and it damaged both of my eyes, I was still depressed and I had exhausted almost all our finances on hospital bills.
“And there she was about two months after the incident telling me that we should get married, the same way you are surprised now reading this was the way I was surprised and surprisingly she said to me, baby don’t worry, we will grow together. God is with us.
“So we went ahead with our decision, I proposed to her eventually, and we got married a year after I became blind. We did only sitting room wedding just family members came together and we did traditional and court wedding.
“No fancy elaborate wedding in the hall. But I eventually told my wife that I promise her that on our 10th year anniversary. She will have that big wedding that she would have loved to have and guess what guys I am the one always talking about it she doesn’t even think about it.
“She deserves to be celebrated. And one thing I’m grateful for is that we are not where we used to be. We may not be where we want to be yet, but we give all glory to God. We have been married for five years now and we believe God is just starting with us.
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Waziri is married to his longtime girlfriend Anu, they have two kids and currently live in Canada
