How I Emptied My Best Friend’s Business to Save My Husband’s Life

Tade never thought she’d have to choose between her husband and her friend. They met as roommates at KwaraPoly, and years later she managed Bola’s cold room business in Lagos. When her husband’s kidney disease brought weekly dialysis bills and mounting hospital costs, Tade pleaded for a larger share of the profits. After a small raise failed to cover the treatment, she felt trapped by medical emergencies and school fees for their three children. In desperation, Tade secretly sold industrial freezers and stock to fund dialysis and transplant fees. Now the shop rent is unpaid, the business has moved home, and her friend’s trust hangs by a thread. With her husband still awaiting a life-saving transplant, Tade wonders if there’s any way to make things right.

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