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Celebrity Photographer and singer, TY Bello has shared screenshot of the last messages sent to her by late Mrs Ibidunni Ighodalo on the plans she had for her 40th birthday coming up in July.
Ibidun was reported dead after suffering a cardiac arrest on Sunday, June 14 in Port Harcourt, River state.
Ibidun, who was the wife of Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of The Trinity Church, was to mark her 40th birthday on July 19, 2020.
From her message to TY Bello she had made plans to help 40 families who had infertility issues as part of her birthday celebration.
Ibidun told TY Bello that she didn’t want a party or a surprise, all she wanted was to make 40 families happy by helping them have their babies.
Despite her fertility issues, Ibidun founded a foundation that financed families during their fertility journey so that they can have kids of their own.
The seasoned event planner successfully ran her events company, Elizerbeth R, as well as her foundation, Ibidun Ighodalo Foundation, during her lifetime.
The foundation provides grants for couples that require fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intrauterine insemination.
The Ibidunni Ighodalo Foundation Fertility Grant is a grant that offers funds toward fertility treatments of various kinds such as In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Intrauterine Insemination. In 2016, the foundation partnered with certified fertility clinics in Nigeria to provide fertility services to couples dealing with the financial strain of fertility treatments.
Sharing the message, TY Bello wrote: “23:39 .. that’s all I want ..I just want to make 40 homes happy . This was @ibidunni_ighodalo‘s last message to me . This is who she was .. this was what she had on her mind . She never forgot others going through the pain of waiting.even at the very end.”
Abass Latifat
