A Nurse in the service of Ogun State Government, Mrs. Oluwaseun Sodiya, is now crying for financial succor from fellow Nigerians and concerned persons worldwide to help save her ailing 11-year-old son, Anjolaoluwa, who has been diagnosed of a heart disease.
The worried Principal Nursing Officer with Ogun Stat Accident and Emergency Service and a member of Penpushing platform has appealed to Governor Dapo Abiodun, and other good Samaritan, as well as corporate bodies to help in saving life of the boy
The mother of two said the sum of N3.5million will be needed to tackle the life threatening ailment, adding that she had strived harder to raise the money since the result of her son’s medical examination was conveyed to her by the management of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State where the child is receiving treatment.
She lamented that all her efforts, so far, had yielded no fruitful results for her son to commence treatment since August 2022 particularly that her salary was not enough to meet the medical fee.
The letter sent to the mother from the hospital management stated that the boy has been assessed by echocardiography and diagnosed to have severe mitral valve regurgitation from rheumatic heart disease, which requires open heart surgery procedure to replace the disease mitral valve as soon as possible.
“Your son has been assessed by echocardiography and diagnosed to have severe mitral valve regurgitation from rheumatic heart disease. This requires open heart surgery procedure to replace the disease mitral valve as soon as possible”, the letter reads
“You are expected to pay N3, 500,000 on the Remita platform into the account stated below for this procedure. Please make the evidence of payment available on WhatsApp to 08086820741 and 08038703057 immediately payment is made”, the letter reads
The letter with reference number OAUTHC/HR.5/VOL.XXIII/3/377 dated August 30, 2022 from Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit was signed by Dr. Uvie Onakpoya, Consultant Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon and Dr. A. Adeyemo, the Acting Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee on behalf of the acting Chief Medical Director.
The woman in her desperate move to save her child, had also written letter to Governor Dapo Abiodun and some other personalities lamenting that months after she was yet to get support, and passionately appealed for support before it gets too late.
“However, I will appreciate whatever you can give as a support Sir which can be deposited in my account, Shodiya Oluwaseun Afolake, FCMB account number 0765875025. You can also get in touch with my humble self through this number 08078690736, 07064495912. I am using this opportunity to seek your support for the survival of my son”, she pleaded.
Meanwhile, investigation as at the time of filing this report showed that in a bid and move to meet medication as palliative for the innocent patient, the family had sold their valued properties, as the parents wait for financial support
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