A kidney patient from Emuhu, Delta State, Jeffrey Ofuasia, has cried out to good-spirited Nigerians to come to his rescue and save his life as he seeks N26m for an urgent kidney transplant.
The 42-year-old graduate of Library and Information Science from Delta State University (DELSU) and father of one appealed to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, faith-based organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to come to his rescue.
Narrating how his health challenge started, he said, ‘’In September 2022, I was feeling weak and pale so I went to the Catholic Hospital in Agbor, where I was admitted. Some tests were run, and it was discovered that my Blood Pressure (BP) was very high and my blood sugar level was high.
‘’On the third day, I was referred to the Asaba Specialist Hospital (ASH) where I was admitted and discharged in October after three weeks. I was managed by a Consultant Cardiologist from September 2022 to February 2023 for HBP and sugar with medications’’
Continuing, he added, ‘’When the blood pressure refused to go down, a kidney function test, full blood count test and urinalysis test were carried out and it was discovered that my urea and creatinine were very high, which has damaged my kidneys. I was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Stage Five and thereafter referred to the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Asaba. Since then, I have been on medication.
‘’On November 4 2023, I started dialysis at FMC Asaba until February 2024, when I changed to the Central Hospital Agbor, till date, twice a week. I have been on dialysis, based on the Nephrologist’s advice and recommendation, pending when I will have money for a kidney transplant.
‘’Since then, my family has spent so much and has been stressed beyond their limits. I am therefore pleading with the Delta State Government, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, faith-based organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and good-spirited Nigerians to come to his rescue.
