When Mrs Emitomo Morenike Ola gave birth to her baby, Abimifoluwa, in April 2020, her family was full of joy and happiness. Today, however, the young mother is anxiously searching for treatment for her son who has been diagnosed with tetralogy of fallot, commonly called “hole in the heart.”
Mrs Ola said that she and her husband had been to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan for the treatment of their infant.
“UCH has been managing our case. We were eventually told that a surgery was needed and that it would cost us about N3 million,” she said.
The father and mother decided to take a bank loan to offset the cost of the surgery.
“We did not want to be a burden on anyone or make any noise about our predicament. That is why we opted for the bank loan,” she said.
Having secured the loan, the Olas returned to UCH to proceed with the surgery. However, they met a brick wall.
According to her, “They told us that they are not bringing a surgeon any time soon, because there is a scarcity of funds. We were asked to look elsewhere to get the surgery done, and that we should act fast because the vein is getting thinner.”
In 2022, the Ola family initially contacted a hospital in Turkey that has agreed to perform the surgery on Baby Ola, but had to opt out due to the high cost. They then settled for the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), that agreed to do the surgery for N3.5 million.
However, because of strikes, the surgery date was constantly postponed for two years until June this year. Now, due to economic factors, the hospital authorities are demanding an extra N1 million in addition to the N3.5 million already paid by the family.
The Ola family is seeking the assistance of well-meaning Nigerians to raise N1million and save the life of their son.
The Olas can be reached on 0706-696-6990 or 0803-329-0812.
The account details are:
Account name:
Emitomo Morenike
GTB: 0030271475
