As much as time heals all wounds, the scars that most of the wounds leave behind are constant reminders of the bad experiences that caused them. That seems to be the case with Nigerian actor, Patrick Doyle, who admitted, in an interview with The Punch, that he’s yet to get over the loss of his first wife and son to sickle cell anaemia.
‘It was a very difficult time for me. I have not yet come to terms with my loss. I still miss them both,’ he laments.
His first wife died in 1999, while their son, Raymond passed on after a crisis in 2009.
‘The young boy had only two attacks in his lifetime. The first one was when his mother died. His mother died in 1999 and he was just seven years old. He did not have another attack for about 10 years. I don’t know what could have triggered his attack. His mother for instance had several attacks for the 10 years we married and she always pulled through. I was almost certain he would also pull through but he did not.’
Doyle has since remarried (to Tinsel actress Iretiola).
‘My Christian faith allows me to give thanks to God in all things. To be honest, it is difficult to give thanks because I always ask God why such happened to me twice. But the truth is there is nothing I can do about it.’
With three daughters from his second marriage, and a career that has spanned decades, he admits his life is not a disaster.
‘I feel God has consoled me because I have a wonderful wife and lovely daughters. I have the respect of my peers, I am grateful to God and I can’t complain.There is nothing I can do to change what has happened.’
‘It was a very difficult time for me. I have not yet come to terms with my loss. I still miss them both,’ he laments.
His first wife died in 1999, while their son, Raymond passed on after a crisis in 2009.
‘The young boy had only two attacks in his lifetime. The first one was when his mother died. His mother died in 1999 and he was just seven years old. He did not have another attack for about 10 years. I don’t know what could have triggered his attack. His mother for instance had several attacks for the 10 years we married and she always pulled through. I was almost certain he would also pull through but he did not.’
Doyle has since remarried (to Tinsel actress Iretiola).
‘My Christian faith allows me to give thanks to God in all things. To be honest, it is difficult to give thanks because I always ask God why such happened to me twice. But the truth is there is nothing I can do about it.’
With three daughters from his second marriage, and a career that has spanned decades, he admits his life is not a disaster.
‘I feel God has consoled me because I have a wonderful wife and lovely daughters. I have the respect of my peers, I am grateful to God and I can’t complain.There is nothing I can do to change what has happened.’