The joy of every parent is to see their children
energetic, but the reverse is the case with Mr. and Mrs. Fadayomi, whose
eight-month-old baby girl, Oluwadarasimi, needs 2.5m to treat the hole in her
heart.
Baby girl Oluwadarasimi, who is the only child of
her parents, had undergone a Cataract Surgery, when she was three-months old
which cost the family about N375,000 before her breathlessness ailment.
According to her father, Charles, she was
detected to have congenital heart disease when the mother, Mojisola, had
an accident on her way back home from the church months ago.
The parents, who visited The Punch on
Monday, said their plan was to see her become one of the leaders in the country
that would provide solution to people’s sufferings.
Charles narrated, “When she was three months old,
we found out that she was not seeing, so we took her to a hospital where she
was confirmed blind. To correct this, we were told that she would have to
go through eye surgery (Cataract Surgery) which costs more than N375,000. This
put the family in a big problem that we had to borrow money on the condition to
repay in double.
“Not quite long, when she was four months old,
her mother had an accident with the baby on her back. She was taken to the
hospital because she was injured in her leg. It was there that the doctor
detected that the baby was breathing very high. The doctor, then, recommended
that we take her to Massey Children Hospital, Lagos.
“When we got to the hospital, we were further
referred to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where we had
several tests for her, including echocardiogram. She had to be given oxygen for
weeks, because her situation was becoming worse. Now, the doctor told us
she has to go through surgery in India which will cost N2.5m. The doctor said
it is urgent and I don’t know how to get it.”
He added, “The cause of the hole in her heart is
what I don’t know. I could remember there was a time the doctor asked if the
mother was smoking, and I said no. None of us smokes or drinks. We are
Christians and our home is built on the fear of God. I attend the
Redeemed Christian Church of God and by the grace of God; we will never
compromise to the bad act.”
Sobered with his experiences of how children die
of similar ailment at the hospital, the father cried for help. He said he
had written letters to some of his church members, but that could
still not help the situation.
He said, “I cannot imagine losing my one and only
daughter. Every time I remember how children die in the hospital ward
that we are, I get pained and uncomfortable, because I don’t know where to get
N2.5m needed for the surgery. I am a driver, and the bus I am using was bought
on hire purchase, I have not completed the payment.
“I passionately appeal on behalf of our only and
darling Oluwadarasimi to Nigerians, philanthropists and organisations to rescue
us in this excruciating, distressing and heartbreaking situation that befell
the family.”
Describing how she felt when she heard that her
daughter had the ailment, the mother said, “The agonising and
sorrowful news that our eight-month-old baby girl has a heart problem, came to
us so shockingly and almost unbelievably, yet with faith in God who has
promised to be our help in times of trouble, we seek comfort.”
To render assistance, the family can be reached
on 08121621371 or payment can be made into the GTBank Account Number:
0117999175; Account Name: Fadayomi Charles.
Punch
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