Help! Your contribution will make Larry talk again

Of the five sensory organs, the one that is probably most taken for granted is the organ of speech. This is because most people tend to talk without thinking about it as talking flows naturally.  Yes, talking is the best way of expressing your self but can you imagine a situation that you are unable to talk and expressing yourself becomes difficult?
This is exactly the plight of 35 year-old Lawrence Efeja fondly called Larry.  Larry is currently battling with complicated invasive squamous cell carcinoma stage IV of the Larynx.
Medical doctors handling his case say Larry needs urgent life-saving surgery to stop the progression of the growth or risk losing his voice forever.   As it is, Larry can only
express himself through writing. He has lost his voice.
A medical report dated 29th of February, 2012 from the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH and signed by a Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat, ENT, Surgeon, Dr. Blackie Faustina revealed that Larry presented about 10 weeks ago with a 19-month old hoarseness and two months history of difficulty with breathing.
Faustina also stated in the report that two weeks prior to presentation, Larry had a tracheostomy and biopsy, and histology of a laryngeal mass whose features are in keeping with that of invasive squamous cell carcinoma and that the CT Scan of the larynx done six weeks ago showed minimally enhancing extensive transglottic soft tissue mass with occlusion of the airway.
The report also showed that he had a total laryngectomy 21 days ago for invasive squamous cell carcinoma TNM stage IV of the larynx.
Although, the report had proposed urgent post operative chemo radiotherapy, six months after, Larry is yet to raise the N100, 000 required for the chemo radiotherapy at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH.
But  if Larry cannot afford N100, 000,  how would he now raise an estimated N7.5 million needed for  traveling tickets, surgery, radiotherapy and installation of an artificial larynx?
Narrating his ordeal when he visited Vanguard Corporate Head Office in Lagos, through a written response, Larry said “I never knew it will get to this point. I only thought it was malaria symptoms.”
It all began when Larry in April 2010 experienced strange weakness of the body preceded by frequent sneezing.  Just like every other Nigeria, Larry thought it was a case of malaria and decided to take some anti malaria drugs which actually subsided.
According to Larry every thing went on well until when all of a sudden, he noticed a sort of hoarseness in his voice.” I was calm initially because many people who had voice-loss cases told me of their conditions which lasted for about four months before it came back.”
With these assurances, Larry never had an incline of what fate hold in store for him until the problem persisted to the sixth months.  “I became worried and decided to go for a medical check up at private hospitals,” he said.
Unfortunately, despite the efforts of the various private hospitals visited, his case continued to degenerate. This, however, prompted Larry’s decision to try a government owned hospital.
As God may have it, his visit to Delta State University Teaching Hospital, DELSUTH, in June 2011 yielded the required results as Larry was placed on what he described as “expensive and energy sapping drug.”  According to him, the therapy was to determine if the problem was a bacteria infection.
Unfortunately, all efforts proved abortive. The search for proper treatment continued until he came in contact with an ENT Consultant, Dr. Okolugbo who advised that he go for a trachaeostomy.  By this time, Larry was already struggling to breathe.
After the trachaeotomy in September 2011, it was discovered through the samples from the histology that a tumour in the upper air ways was obstructing his breathing as well as affecting the larynx.  He was then refereed to UBTH for more professional treatment.
In February, 2012, Larry had  surgery at UBTH, Benin were series of tests and CT scan was carried out.
Currently, the doctors at UBTH referred Larry to LUTH where he has to undergo a radiotherapy treatment process before the tumour would be finally stopped from growing and an artificial larynx to enhance his speech fixed, since the natural one had been badly affected.
Larry who is currently out of job and has no one to care for him is appealing to well meaning Nigerians, corporate organizations, Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and his counterparts, Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola to come to his aid.
“I could not go to LUTH due to transportation problem, let alone providing the money for the initial fee of N100, 000 for my radiotherapy at LUTH.   My worry is that the problem has over these months, resurfaced and this time more critical”

If you are touched by Mr. Larry Efeja story pls contact him on 08077101095 or send your donation to EcoBank, account number: 0044323894.

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