‘It’s hard for a mom to bury their child’
Queenie mourns daughter’s death
Deep sighs come from dancehall artiste Queenie Lady Gangsta as she talks about her last moments with her first born, Sunitha Lamey, who passed away on Wednesday.
Her voice sounds weary yet triumphant which resonates when she says “God is good” at intervals.
“It’s a totally different experience to see the last breath, last gasp and last word,” Queenie told THE
WEEKEND STAR. “First she ask her sister for the Bible and she read her book and then she seh, ‘Mom, I’m sorry’, and when she
“Mi tell har seh mi waan run weh because mi feel helpless as a mom and she seh ‘Mom, do what you have to do, be safe and come back’,” ... “I was supposed to leave Jamaica Monday. Sunday night she called me and seh, ‘Mom, I’m waiting on you’.”
seh that mi nah expect seh she a go dead. Mi rub har forehead and kiss har and seh, ‘Rushel (her pet name), yuh have nothing fi sorry bout darling’, and by that come out of mi mouth she just start gasp and her eyes start turn over then she start vomit through her nose and her mouth.”
This happened in Queenie’s bed at her London residence before she called the ambulance which took Lamey to the hospital. Lamey died at age 33.
“She have ulcer then from ulcer to stomach cancer then from stomach cancer to womb cancer in the space of 10 months from the second of December,” Queenie shared.
Lamey’s jovial personality made her a popular fixture on her mother’s social media pages. ges Their documented trips to places like the Dominican Republic, Mexico, the United States and even Jamaica further showed a glimpse of their fun mom- daughter dynamic, and Queenie said Lamey even considered her a best friend. It wasn’t easy seeing her daughter sick which is why Queenie left the United Kingdom in August to stay in Jamaica for a month.
“Mi tell har seh mi waan run weh because mi feel helpless as a mom and she seh ‘Mom, do what you have to do, be safe and come back’,” she recalled. “I was supposed to leave Jamaica Monday. Sunday night she called me and seh, ‘Mom, I’m waiting on you’. Mi get so nervous, restless and anxious but mi a try control myself and a seh ‘God, please mek mi reach back fi see mi daughter’.”
She continued “Fi see mi go a
Jamaica, spend a month and come back a day after fi spend the next 24 hours wid mi daughter and witness her last breath with mi next daughter and mi sister is a blessing because the same God that giveth life, taketh life. It’s hard for a mom to bury their child but then it’s hard for a child to bury their mom and we all have to go so by the grace of God I’m just being strong and doing the best I can.”
She also finds comfort in knowing that Lamey was baptised in August and is grateful for her followers’ support.
“This experience show you to appreciate life. What is car? What is house? What is money? When yuh gone yuh leave it all. Just pray for me to get strength and just leave everything to God,” said Queenie.