At age 13, Stonebwoy survived a near-fatal road accident that left him hospitalised for months and forced him to miss his BECE exams.
His father had pulled over briefly near Action Chapel International when events took a sudden turn.
“The only thing I can make of the accident is that it’s God’s plan. It was on the motorway. We were driving back from Accra to Tema with my dad and sister. My dad was the one driving, so we pulled over briefly right opposite the Action Chapel.
“Then the car from Tema to Accra somersaulted and crashed into ours. It was a police car and I saw the vehicle coming towards us. The only thing I could do was to shout and I passed out,” he recounted.
He said he regained consciousness at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, confused and unable to immediately locate his family.
“When I woke up, I found myself in Korle-Bu. I didn’t see my dad and sister when I woke up. My dad had some injuries, and my sister suffered head fractures, but thankfully, they’re good now,” he said.
The accident left him with severe knee injuries that required extensive medical care.
“That’s how my knees got messed up. My knees were badly damaged, though the bones were still intact,” he explained.
He spent nearly four months in hospital recovering, a period that disrupted his academic plans at a critical stage.
“I was thirteen years old, so that was the beginning of my life. I stayed in the hospital for about four months. It was almost like a few months to write my BECE when the accident happened.
“I tried to write the exams in the hospital, and my mum did all she could to allow me, but I couldn’t get to write.”
Determined not to fall behind, he later joined the next batch of students and studied from home using notes from his juniors.
“I came back home and joined the batch behind me, and I had to read from home. I had to collect some of my juniors’ notes, and eventually, I was the top two of the batch,” the Bhim Nation boss stated.
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