Ogunfoworin, and her daughter, Ronke,
are presently languishing at an Indian
hospital after the family ran out of
funds to treat the ailment for which
Deola was flown abroad.
PUNCH Metro learnt that 53-year-old
Deola, who was diagnosed of diabetes
in 1994, and hypertension in 2009, had
been flown to the Asian country on
October 7, 2014, to undergo a kidney
transplant. Deola was accompanied to
India by 32-year-old Ronke.
It was learnt that when the woman
started the treatment at the Indian
hospital, an initial surgery done on her
neck, gulped more than N3m, leaving
the family helpless to carry on with the
rest of the
treatment.
Speaking with PUNCH Metro, the
husband, Feyi Ogunfoworin, said:
“When my wife was referred to
India in September last year, we
rallied round for support and were
able to raise more than N3m,
hoping to spend it on the kidney
transplant. Unfortunately when
they arrived in the country, the
hospital discovered a tumor, which
needed to be operated, in her neck.
The N3m went into the surgery.
The actual transplant she went for
has yet to be carried out. We have
exhausted all our resources.
Officials at the Indian hospital are
hoping to ensure they start the
transplant promptly, but we are at
the end of the rope. Presently,
Deola and Ronke are stranded in
India as a result of our inability to
pay the bills for my wife’s
treatment.”
Punch was told that Deola, as a result of
ongoing treatment, could not speak on
the telephone from the hospital bed.
In a report on Deola’s health by the
Columbia Asia Hospital, signed by an
official, Dr. Girish Namaghondlu, a
consultant Nephrologist, the hospital
confirmed that the woman was the
hospital’s patient, adding that her
treatment was being delayed due to
“significant financial problems.” He
said:
“She was presented to us from
Nigeria seeking a transplant for
end stage kidney disease on
haemodialysis with background
history of long standing diabetes
and hypertension.
Due to the above named problems,
she has had prolonged stay at the
hospital, and has been deemed
unsuitable to receive a kidney
transplant, and hence needs
regular ongoing maintenance
haemodialysis three times a week.
I gather that there have been
significant financial problems in
continuing her treatment and her
family is seeking financial aid in
Nigeria. I strongly support this on
humanitarian grounds.”
In a medical report signed by one Dr.
O.A. Kayode of the Kidney Clinics
Nigeria Limited, Abeokuta, Ogun State,
Deola was referred to the Columbia
Asia Hospital, Bangalore, India, for
renal transplantation on September 25,
2014.
