10-year-old boy down with stroke, hole in the heart needs N7 million for surgeries
24 February 2023 |
5:30 am
The family of Okeke Chinedu has appealed to the public for financial help to save their 10-year-old son, William Chukwuma Chinedu, who requires multiple surgeries worth about N7 million ($15,000) to save him from a stroke and a hole in the heart.
William Chukwuma Chinedu
The family of Okeke Chinedu has appealed to the public for financial help to save their 10-year-old son, William Chukwuma Chinedu, who requires multiple surgeries worth about N7 million ($15,000) to save him from a stroke and a hole in the heart.
Chinedu, who is currently awaiting surgeries, has spent five months at the hospital until his eventual stroke. His father said: “My 10-year-old son has a hole in the heart, which caused him a brain abscess. He has been in the hospital for five months.
“We started his treatment at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), where he spent months. He had a stroke after the sixth week. He can’t walk now.”
“After spending 40 days at the stroke and Neuro Centre at Owerri, he was then admitted to the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri,where he spent three months.
“As a result of the stroke, Williams can’t walk and his left hand has become feeble. According to the doctor, his weak left hand urgently requires surgery to remove the weak bones.”
While noting that the little boy has been scheduled for Cardiac catheterization, followed by early surgical VSD closure in Narayana Health in Bangalore, India, Okeke lamented: “I don’t have money to take him to India. The estimated cost is about $10,00 to $15,000.
“Please, I’m seeking your financial support to save my boy. Please help me, I’m a desperate father. Please save my boy,” he said. Contacted the consultant at Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Dr. Mark Okhueleigbe, confirmed the boy’s condition, stressing that the hospital could not handle the situation, hence he was referred to where the case could be handled.
He said: “We discharged the boy because we couldn’t do most of the things”
If you’re touched by William’s story, donations can be made to his account on Account number: 1001616334. Name: Chinedu William, First City Monument Bank (FCMB).
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