s.O.s: That Olawole May Not Die

Olanrewaju Olawole on sick Bed

FOR 37-year-old Olanrewaju Olawole, life is getting unbearable every passing day and the burden of footing the bill to undergo a chronic kidney surgery is beyond him. That is why he is appealing to Nigerians come to his aid.
Olawole, a video-editing specialist, said he thought he was having a fever until January this year when he was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State. So far, he has spent over N2.2 million on dialysis and N7 million is needed for the kidney transplant to be carried out by a Lagos-based hospital.
“I don’t want to die now but it is painful that I may die any moment if nobody comes to my rescue. The pain is getting too much,” he said with tears rolling down his cheeks.
A father of three and a native of Ikole Ekiti, Olawole  said that based on the diagnosis carried out on him, experts discovered that his two kidneys have ruptured and he needs prompt kidney transplant to live.
Also speaking to newsmen in Ado Ekiti yesterday, his wife, Funmi  said her husband has been bedridden since January this year when he was discovered to be suffering from chronic Kidney disease at the State Specialist’s Hospital before he was referred to Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, where he has been admitted since.
Mrs Olawole, a school teacher, said N2.2 million has been expended for dialysis treatment at FMC since her husband was diagnosed with the life-threatening disease.
She said the money was realized through the sales of their personal effects, including parcels of land and other belongings.
She said her husband is now on life support at the FMC Owo, having fainted thrice last  Monday, when his case had degenerated. She said he has been undergoing dialysis treatment twice in a week at the FMC to keep him alive, which she said cost him a sum of N150,000 weekly.
She said he was first treated for malaria at a private hospital  in Akure, the Ondo State capital in Januar. When the fever failed to subside, she said he noticed that his right foot was  swelling, saying this actually forced him to seek  further medical examination at the State Specialist’s Hospital where  the disease was discovered.
“When it started in January, my husband was feeling feverish and we advised him to go for treatment which he did. But later, we noticed that his right foot was swelling and we were forced to go to the State Specialist’s  Hospital in Akure, where we got to know that he had chronic kidney disease.
“We have sold our valuables including parcels of land to take care of the disease. We have borrowed money to take care of him and now that we have no money to foot the bill, we are appealing to Nigerians to help us. I am a young lady and this is not the right time for me to become a widow because it will be difficult for me to take care of three children with my meagre salary,” she bemoaned.

Readers willing to help Olawole can contact Mrs Olawale through her phone number, 08034649217, Or 
Send Your Donation to :
Olawole Funmilayo
First Bank Account: 2017334156

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