A short YouTube monologue by Ndubuisi 'Andy' Egwim recounting a childhood friend-turned-surgeon who died unexpectedly at 36, leaving four siblings financially dependent. Egwim reflects on the family's hardship and uses the example that a £500,000 life insurance policy would have cost about £32 per month, underscoring the value of life insurance.
£32 per month.
36.
Four siblings.
Single.
What does a life insurance of half a million cost me? I had a colleague, a friend of mine, when we were 17 year old, 18 year old, we were discussing how we wanted to go and study medicine. I was selling kerosene in my mom's small shop then. And he would come and buy beans. Very bright boy. We ended up in medical school. He was in Unilag, I went to Unn. We were like, wow. And then we met again in uk. I mean, he went to Saudi. Then came. He was at 36, he was a surgeon in London. And last two years he died in his sleep, didn't wake up. He was single, his parents were late and he was one. Supporting his four siblings, paying their school fees and everything. It didn't take a year before I started getting more DMs. Obviously they run out of money. And I started realizing, look, what if this my friend have life insurance policy of 500k for the family. What does the life insurance of half a million cost me? It cost me £32 every month.
