Nigerian women’s table tennis legend Olufunke Oshonaike is loving her nursing profession, which she also described as challenging.

The record seven-time Olympian shared her excitement and worries upon her arrival in Hamburg, Germany, from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where she narrowly missed out on a seat on the Athletes Commission of the International Olympics Committee.

The Bariga, Lagos-born, decried the loss of patience but was consoled by the privilege of performing the funeral rites.

”Returning from the Paris Olympic Games has been incredibly stressful, and though I desperately needed some time to rest, I had to jump back into my normal life as a nursing student right away. The hardest part was discovering that one of my favourite patients had entered palliative care. I lost her two days ago, but I was honoured to be the one to prepare her for her final journey. I never imagined I would have the strength to care for someone after they’ve passed, but I did it. Nursing is far from easy, yet I love it with all my heart, and I’m proud to see myself growing stronger and more capable each day. You truly never know what you’re capable of until you’re put to the test,” she wrote on her Facebookpage on Wednesday.

The indefatigable athlete recently narrated her experience during her eight appearances at the Olympic Games in Paris, where she got fagged out campaigning for votes across venues in order to secure one of the four athletes’ slots on the International Olympics Committee.