{"id":724033,"date":"2019-10-15T20:06:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T20:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/15\/our-son-was-born-blind\/"},"modified":"2019-10-15T20:06:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T20:06:19","slug":"our-son-was-born-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/15\/our-son-was-born-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Our Son Was Born Blind&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_715742\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-715742\" style=\"width: 421px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-715742\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5da5e514d63b2.png\" alt=\"Ojuolape Asuquo\" width=\"421\" height=\"439\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-715742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ojuolape Asuquo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ojuolape Veronica Asuquo, wife of talented singer Cobhams Asuquo, in an exclusive interview has opened up about their son.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ojuolape, their son was born blind adding that her son\u2019s blindness has made her closer to God.<\/p>\n<p>Ojuola, a PR expert, tied the knot with her husband Cobhams Asuquo in 2010. A year later, they welcomed their first child in the US and discovered months later that he was visually impaired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe elephant in the room in my life in the past six years is pretty much\u2026 So, I got married, and we got pregnant. My pregnancy was fantastic, I didn\u2019t even know I was pregnant, found out I was pregnant, still wasn\u2019t sure I was pregnant because I didn\u2019t have any symptoms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0[Video]: Cobhams Pens Down Beautiful Birthday Message To His Wife<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything was so smooth. And then fast forward to four months after my son was born and the doctor was like \u2018his eyes are not following\u2019 and I was like, \u2018What do you mean he\u2019s not following?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then suddenly, as a mother, your heart just starts palpitating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued saying her doctor who is also a gynaecologist, then sent her off to a paediatrician and after series of tests in Nigeria and abroad, they confirmed that her son, David Asuquo cannot see with his physical eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Ojuolape said this made her question her spiritual strength. She added that she is making progress reason she can finally share her story in the open.<\/p>\n<p>David Asuquo, 7, is also a pianist just like his famous father Cobhams Asuquo.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ojuolape Asuquo Ojuolape Veronica Asuquo, wife of talented singer Cobhams Asuquo, in an exclusive interview has opened up about their son. According to Ojuolape, their son was born blind adding that her son\u2019s blindness has made her closer to God. Ojuola, a PR expert, tied the knot with her husband Cobhams Asuquo in 2010. 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