Luundu Mwanakasale, a Zambian woman left paralyzed after a devastating car accident, has shared the heartbreaking story of how her fiancé abandoned her to marry another woman.
In December 2014, just a day before Christmas, 24-year-old Luundu, then a teaching student and engaged, was traveling to Livingstone to try on her wedding dress when tragedy struck.
Her fiancé was behind the wheel as they neared Monze when their vehicle flipped over.
Tragically, Luundu suffered a severe spinal injury that left her unable to walk.
While her fiancé escaped without harm, Luundu endured a spinal stroke, paralysis from the waist down, and the heartbreaking loss of her five-month pregnancy.
Doctors informed her she would never regain mobility, confining her to a wheelchair just weeks before her wedding.
Her wedding plans were abruptly halted as she remained hospitalized on the day they were meant to wed.
In an interview with the Zambian publication Kalemba on October 17, Luundu revealed she spent nearly three months in hospital, during which her fiancé feigned support.
Unbeknownst to her, three years after the accident, while they were still in contact, he had found another woman-one without disabilities-and was preparing to marry her.
Much like the shattered promises in Keri Hilson’s song ‘Promise In The Dark,’ the dreams they once shared crumbled.
Luundu’s world fell apart when she discovered, just four days before his wedding, that her fiancé was about to marry someone else.
The reason? Her paralysis.
“We had been together for two years before the accident. Three years later, he changed and married another woman. In total, we dated for five years. I only found out about his wedding from a friend four days before the ceremony,” she recounted.
“If it weren’t for my friend, I wouldn’t have known. We were still communicating, and he kept assuring me he would marry me. After I heard the news, I called him, but he didn’t answer until three weeks after his wedding.”
The betrayal plunged Luundu into deep depression, forcing her to leave college during her second year.
“When I learned about his marriage, I fell into a severe depression. Baking became my way to cope. Three weeks after his wedding, he called to ask if my bank account was still active because he was paying my hospital bills. He sent the money and then disappeared,” she shared.
By 2021, Luundu had found the strength to heal and decided to reclaim her life. She enrolled at Chreso University to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Education.
On a recent Friday, Luundu, her mother’s only child, graduated with distinction in Education. She is now ready to inspire students by teaching Civic and Religious Education, focusing on the rights and responsibilities of citizens and the importance of faith.
“I chose to rise because I remembered those who fought for me to survive during my darkest days. I couldn’t even eat the food I cooked. I returned to school for my family, who cared for me when I was ill. I refused to let a man’s choice dictate my future,” she affirmed.
Now 35, Luundu Mwanakasale is joyfully engaged to a man who embraces her fully, seeing beyond her disability and loving her for who she is.
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