{"id":607594,"date":"2019-04-13T15:34:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T15:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\n        <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><figure><img width=\"540\" height=\"282\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/Meet-the-amazing-blind-couple-married-for-40-years.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Meet the amazing b"},"modified":"2019-04-13T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T15:34:54","slug":"meet-the-amazing-blind-couple-married-for-40-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/13\/meet-the-amazing-blind-couple-married-for-40-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the amazing blind couple married for 40 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"282\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/Meet-the-amazing-blind-couple-married-for-40-years.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Meet the amazing blind couple married for 40 years\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"2416886073\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr Augustine Marfo and wife Juliana  Agyeiwaa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two visually-impaired Ghanaians are enjoying, perhaps, deserved praise after news of their 40-year marriage broke through to the rest of the world via Facebook. <\/p>\n<p>They say love is blind but no two people could have actualised the saying more than Augustine Marfo and Juliana Agyeiwaa, two visually-impaired couple who have been married for 40 years. <\/p>\n<p>The story of the couple was posted on Facebook by sports journalist Saddick Adams. Mr Marfo and wife apparently met in 1970s and have been married for 40 years. <\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: <\/strong><strong>10 things you should know about 55-year-old Reggie Rockstone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pair have four children, including an adopted child from Agyeiwaa\u2019s deceased sister. And perhaps more surprisingly, the couple have never had a house-help. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsportsobama%2Fvideos%2F2409648979045419%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"322\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Narrating the story of how they met, Mr Marfo said: \u201cThere was a group known as the Ghana Association of the Blind (GAB). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is now the Ghana Blind Union (GBU). A visually challenged person is welcomed to join. So we got introduced at a meeting of GAB. We struck a friendship and worked together for the good of the group. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLater, we became close.\u201d Asked why he was attracted to his wife out of all the members of GAB, Mr Marfo responded: \u201cI would have to say it is the work of the Lord.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE MORE: <\/strong><strong>VGMA 19: I still can\u2019t understand why \u2018Wo\u2019 song wasn\u2019t nominated-Ras Kukuu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But, Mrs Marfo said when she was approached by Mr Marfo, she thought he was just joking. It would take some good amount of time before she came around. <\/p>\n<p>The first of their children is 33, the second is 29 and the third is 27. None of them have challenges with their sight. Mr Marfo said he was not born blind but while he was still a toddler, he fell ill and that affected his sight. <\/p>\n<p>To demonstrate that he is able to take care of himself, he operated his television, switching from station to station. <\/p>\n<p>Obviously, he tunes in for the entertainment and information via sound. <\/p>\n<p>His wife on her part, is able to cook, even using sharp kitchen objects like knives. <\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE MORE: <\/strong><strong>Video: Ghanaians must own, register Azonto as a music genre-Gasmilla<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the video showed, is is something she has done for quite a while. This pair look made for each other. The couple say they are happy together. And it may not be far from the truth. <\/p>\n<p>These are two people who have never seen each other. 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