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THE life of Onyedika Udebuani, 24 years, is gradually ebbing away, but he can be helped to live if help comes to him urgently.
Onyedika’s father, Mr. Ben Udebuani, lamenting the agony his ailing son is passing through, said. “He does not sleep, eat, bath like a normal human being. His body swells as the days go by. He has stopped schooling due to his health condition. He is under excruciating pains from his kidney. The pains, agonies and tears he experiences every second he takes a breath are enough to take the life of this intelligent and promising young Nigerian. When he was attending school, he was brilliant. At a point, he was attending classes twice a week but he has now stopped as a result of the sickness. But we managed until he concluded his secondary education”.
He disclosed that Onyedika was nine months old when had a terrible sickness, which necessitated their spending several weeks in the hospital where he was diagnosed as having sickle cell anaemia. Since then, they have been taking him to hospitals for medical attention.
“Last year,” he said, “one of our town’s man who had a similar problem told us that we can go to India and give him vaccine which can last for five years to cushion the effects of the condition.”
With support from family members and friends, they raised funds and took him to India for the purpose. It was in the course of undergoing the treatment in India that the doctors revealed that he was having kidney disease. They recommended that he would need to undergo kidney transplant to stay alive.
The doctors did the first session of haemodialysis for Onyedika but he could not continue because the family ran out of funds, and he had to return home.
“The hospital in India told us that before we can do anything, they (hospital in India) will have to do transplant a kidney for my son,” his father said.
With a heavy heart, he said that owing to financial constraints, Onyedika has not been having his haemodialysis session regularly, which is worsening his health status everyday.
A report by Dr. K. E. Asomugha of Dialyzers Medical Centre, Oshodi, Lagos on Onyedika’s condition states: “He is a sickle cell patient who was diagnosed of having sickle cell nephropathy in India where he had his first session of haemodialysis.”
Onyedika was further diagnosed of chronic kidney disease associated with reduction in urine output, respiratory disease, pale looking, afebrile, anicteric and bilateral pitting oedema.
It states further: “He has been counseled and he is currently making efforts to have a suitable donor for the transplant operation in India with a total cost of six million naira (the cost estimate excludes travel expenses and total accommodation).”
Pleading for help to save Onyedika, his father said: “All the money I and my wife have worked for has been pumped into his health. We have now resorted to borrowing in order to keep my son alive. Look at these dialysis receipts. For the month of March (2013) alone, I have spent a total of N208, 000. This is what I have been doing. How long will this last? My work stopped in the course of caring for him, and my wife who is a teacher cannot do much as she earns little.
“Help me, help me! I need help. Nigerians, please help me, he is my first son. I plead with Nigerians, Governor Peter Obi, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola and other people to come to my help.”
Onyedika who hails from Nnewi in Anambra State needs your help to live and be happy again.
Readers can send donations to:
Account name: Ben Udebuani
Account number: 0018558102
Bank: Access Bank
Phone: 08035698183
God bless you as you help!
Click Onyedika for more...thanks!
Onyedika’s father, Mr. Ben Udebuani, lamenting the agony his ailing son is passing through, said. “He does not sleep, eat, bath like a normal human being. His body swells as the days go by. He has stopped schooling due to his health condition. He is under excruciating pains from his kidney. The pains, agonies and tears he experiences every second he takes a breath are enough to take the life of this intelligent and promising young Nigerian. When he was attending school, he was brilliant. At a point, he was attending classes twice a week but he has now stopped as a result of the sickness. But we managed until he concluded his secondary education”.
He disclosed that Onyedika was nine months old when had a terrible sickness, which necessitated their spending several weeks in the hospital where he was diagnosed as having sickle cell anaemia. Since then, they have been taking him to hospitals for medical attention.
“Last year,” he said, “one of our town’s man who had a similar problem told us that we can go to India and give him vaccine which can last for five years to cushion the effects of the condition.”
With support from family members and friends, they raised funds and took him to India for the purpose. It was in the course of undergoing the treatment in India that the doctors revealed that he was having kidney disease. They recommended that he would need to undergo kidney transplant to stay alive.
The doctors did the first session of haemodialysis for Onyedika but he could not continue because the family ran out of funds, and he had to return home.
“The hospital in India told us that before we can do anything, they (hospital in India) will have to do transplant a kidney for my son,” his father said.
With a heavy heart, he said that owing to financial constraints, Onyedika has not been having his haemodialysis session regularly, which is worsening his health status everyday.
A report by Dr. K. E. Asomugha of Dialyzers Medical Centre, Oshodi, Lagos on Onyedika’s condition states: “He is a sickle cell patient who was diagnosed of having sickle cell nephropathy in India where he had his first session of haemodialysis.”
Onyedika was further diagnosed of chronic kidney disease associated with reduction in urine output, respiratory disease, pale looking, afebrile, anicteric and bilateral pitting oedema.
It states further: “He has been counseled and he is currently making efforts to have a suitable donor for the transplant operation in India with a total cost of six million naira (the cost estimate excludes travel expenses and total accommodation).”
Pleading for help to save Onyedika, his father said: “All the money I and my wife have worked for has been pumped into his health. We have now resorted to borrowing in order to keep my son alive. Look at these dialysis receipts. For the month of March (2013) alone, I have spent a total of N208, 000. This is what I have been doing. How long will this last? My work stopped in the course of caring for him, and my wife who is a teacher cannot do much as she earns little.
“Help me, help me! I need help. Nigerians, please help me, he is my first son. I plead with Nigerians, Governor Peter Obi, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola and other people to come to my help.”
Onyedika who hails from Nnewi in Anambra State needs your help to live and be happy again.
Readers can send donations to:
Account name: Ben Udebuani
Account number: 0018558102
Bank: Access Bank
Phone: 08035698183
God bless you as you help!
Click Onyedika for more...thanks!
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