A 38-year-old, Mrs Christopher Veronica, requires N6 million for surgical operation for breast cancer and chemotherapy.
Veronica, a mother of three, was diagnosed of cancer at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Cancer Centre, Idi-Araba, Lagos.
According to a medical diagnosis issued by Dr Agbakwuru of LUTH Cancer Centre on July 19, 2024, Veronica presented with left breast-invasive ductal carcinoma, not otherwise specified, Estrogen Receptor (ER) strong positive, Progesterone Receptor (PGR) negative and HER-2 NEU positive.
Her husband, Ben Christopher, who is a barber, regretted his earnings from haircutting and other side hustles were not enough to cater to his wife’s medical care.
Christopher appealed to good-spirited members of the public to assist financially to save her confidante and mother of his children from her current poor state of health.
He said, “It all started in February 2024 when she developed a boil in her left armpit. Without wasting much time, we headed to the General Hospital at Randle, Surulere, Lagos where a doctor at the Out-Patient Department prescribed some tests and drugs for her.
At Randle, we spent over N300,000 running a series of medical tests and buying drugs without any improvement in her condition. During this time, the boil has grown bigger in size and extended to her left breast causing it to grow big with irritation and dimples. This was in June. So we were given a referral to the LUTH where she was diagnosed with left breast cancer.
We were told to buy some drugs and pay for her medical procedures which at present I cannot afford. They have also booked us for chemotherapy and buy other drugs but we don’t have the financial capability to present her for this.
We require the sum of N5,278,340.00 (Five million, two hundred and seventy-eight thousand, three hundred and forty naira) for her treatment. I am therefore appealing to the general public to assist us financially to enable my wife to commence her medical procedures and eventual surgical operations.”
For financial assistance, donate to Account Name: Christopher Ben Iwok; Account Number: Polaris Bank 1018476996. Christopher Ben can be reached on 08083934222.
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