My Mother got Paralyzed after an unsuccessful abortion – Celestine Donkor
Celestine Donkor, a Ghanaian sensational gospel musician has disclosed that her mother got paralyzed after several unsuccessful abortion attempts that was meant to terminate her[Celestine Donkor] before birth.
The “Turning around” hit singer revealing the emotional memory in an interview said after several failed attempts, her mother could not proceed with other abortion alternatives but to conclude that [Celestine] was meant to be alive and to become great.
Celestine Donkor who was recognized as part of top 30 most influential 3Music Women’s Brunch awards in 2021 revealed the mother “went to a herbalist who doubled as a spiritualist for a concoction. He did his incantations and said if she aborted me, she would die because I am destined to be a great personality.
“She went to another herbalist who mixed a concoction for her. When she wanted to take the concoction, she felt unwell so she sat [down and paused], and that was the end of it. She couldn’t get up. She then remembered what the first herbalist told her and decided to stop. My mum couldn’t move her legs, she was numbed. People had to bathe her, lift her until the 9th month when she was in labour. She was able to rise on that very day,” she said on Restoration with Stacy.
Celestine Donkor currently has many hit songs, including “Turning around”, “Bigger”, “Okronkronhene”, “Manim Nguase”, “Boobobo”. Her latest Album Agbebolo won her the Artiste of the year at the National Gospel Music Award.
Celestine has also collaborated with numerous artists including Joe Mettle, Joyce Blessing, Ceccy Twum, Mkhululi Bhebhe, Edem, Philipa Baafi, Funny Face on various projects.
Source: Richard Mensah Adonu
