In the views of Frederick Buechner, a renowned educator, “The life I touch
for good or ill will touch another life and that in turn another, until who
knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.”
This aptly captures the cry of Baby Testimony Atoe who urgently requires that
touch of you and I. Testimony, an eight-month-old child is in dire needs of the
good will of every Nigerian and any citizen of the world in other to be whole
again. He was born with an abnormal manhood 'penis' and needs urgent surgery to save
his life again.
The above left photo shows baby Testimony & his mun while right show the abnormal manhood.
According to his mother, Mrs. Charity Atoe, life has never been the same
again for her and the family since the birth of the child last year.
With tears running down her chics she said
to this reporter; “This baby’s
situation has taken away happiness from my family; my husband has left me
because he said he does not have money for the surgery and I have two other
daughters at home to cater for. I had never thought I would be in this kind of
position in life but I want my baby to live, he needs help.”
Testimony’s mother was seen begging for alms in front of Gbagada General
Hospital Lagos State while approaching one Mrs. Blessing Uzoatu, an executive
member of the Ikeja Pear Lion’s Club for help.
As you read this article, if nothing urgent is done, Testimony who was born
on the 10th of October, 2011 may not be able to celebrate his first birthday.
Her mother who gave birth to him explained that the only problem she had with
the birth was that the baby came out with his buttocks instead of the head.
“I gave birth to Testimony in a hospital called Blessed Hospital along Third
(Third East Circular) Road in Benin, Edo State. When I gave birth to him, I was
told I gave birth to a male child. He came out with his buttocks and not the
head and as a result of that, I was very weak and tired and could not see the
baby that day.
The next day when I was to be discharged, my husband was told to go and bring
any member of his family. When he demanded to know what the problem was, he was
told that the baby did not have any manhood and would be operated in the
hospital emergency surgery room. The surgery was done when the baby was four
days old and we were later discharged after been there for three weeks,” she
said.
Some few days to Christmas, Baby Testimony developed a relapse as the organ
sprout out again.
“It was two weeks to Christmas, his organ shot out again and I became worried
and took him back to the hospital. The doctors there referred us to University
of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and there we were told that the surgery would
cost N600, 000.
I don’t have the money and have been running round for help. My husband who
moulds blocks for a living has ran away as he said he did not have such money. I
have been running around for help,” Charity pleaded.
...........Baby Testimony…going through excruciating pains!
Link: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/with-n600000-baby-testimony-will-be-whole-again/
Please lets support and assist Testimony...any donation from you will do....
Plz you can contact the UBTH hospital for Testimony family's contact or once we confirm the contact, we put it up.
-thanks!
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