“What it’s like living with a mentally ill partner” – Austin Faani, Chacha Eke’s husband

Austin Faani, a Nigerian filmmaker and husband of popular actress, Chacha Eke-Faani, has shared his experience living with a mentally ill partner.
Recall that the mother of four, who has become a proud advocate for mental health issues, recently opened up during one of her outreach events about how she copes with suffering from bipolar disorder.
She revealed how she spent days hanging around on Lagos’s beaches, hotels, and streets. She continued by saying that she took a boat to Ghana using a fake ID.

The actress added that once when she felt frightened at home around three in the morning, she fled to an Asaba motor park and then went to Lagos.
Austin Faani shared his experience, describing how, at one in the morning, his wife had woken him up with a loud knock on the mirror. His wife, he stated, had to wake up and destroy the mirror because some individuals were creeping out of it.
Austin revealed that as his wife’s health deteriorated, he was forced to take her to church for prayers.
He spoke about the various places they had been together and the different things they had done to get her help before she was finally diagnosed.
Watch him speak below.