Baby girl Oluwadarasimi, who is the only
child of her parents, had undergone a Cataract Surgery, when she was
three-months old which cost the family about N375,000 before her
breathlessness ailment.
According to her father, Charles, she
was detected to have congenital heart disease when the mother,
Mojisola, had an accident on her way back home from the church months
ago.
The parents said their plan was to see her become one of the leaders in
the country that would provide solution to people’s sufferings.
Charles narrated, “When she was three
months old, we found out that she was not seeing, so we took her to a
hospital where she was confirmed blind. To correct this, we were told
that she would have to go through eye surgery (Cataract Surgery) which
costs more than N375,000. This put the family in a big problem that we
had to borrow money on the condition to repay in double.
“Not quite long, when she was four
months old, her mother had an accident with the baby on her back. She
was taken to the hospital because she was injured in her leg. It was
there that the doctor detected that the baby was breathing very high.
The doctor, then, recommended that we take her to Massey Children
Hospital, Lagos.
“When we got to the hospital, we were
further referred to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where we
had several tests for her, including echocardiogram. She had to be given
oxygen for weeks, because her situation was becoming worse. Now, the
doctor told us she has to go through surgery in India which will cost
N2.5m. The doctor said it is urgent and I don’t know how to get it.”
He added, “The cause of the hole in her
heart is what I don’t know. I could remember there was a time the doctor
asked if the mother was smoking, and I said no. None of us smokes or
drinks. We are Christians and our home is built on the fear of God. I
attend the Redeemed Christian Church of God and by the grace of God; we
will never compromise to the bad act.”
Sobered with his experiences of how
children die of similar ailment at the hospital, the father cried for
help. He said he had written letters to some of his church members, but
that could still not help the situation.
He said, “I cannot imagine losing my one
and only daughter. Every time I remember how children die in the
hospital ward that we are, I get pained and uncomfortable, because I
don’t know where to get N2.5m needed for the surgery. I am a driver, and
the bus I am using was bought on hire purchase, I have not completed
the payment.
“I passionately appeal on behalf of our
only and darling Oluwadarasimi to Nigerians, philanthropists and
organisations to rescue us in this excruciating, distressing and
heartbreaking situation that befell the family.”
Describing how she felt when she heard
that her daughter had the ailment, the mother said, “The agonising and
sorrowful news that our eight-month-old baby girl has a heart problem,
came to us so shockingly and almost unbelievably, yet with faith in God
who has promised to be our help in times of trouble, we seek comfort.”
To render assistance, the family can be
reached on 08121621371 or payment can be made into the GTBank Account
Number: 0117999175; Account Name: Fadayomi Charles.-PUNCH
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