Hope for a little “Matthew Adewumi Eminirekan Miller” to spend the rest of his life in sound and good health remains doubtful as the seven month old baby boy had been diagnosed of Cyanotic Congenital Cardiac disease-Truncus Arteriosus type 1 [Hole in the Heart]. LEKE AKEREDOLU Reports.
With tears rolling down the cheeks of the parents of ailing little Matthew Adewumi Eminirekan Miller, Mr and Mrs. Ajayi Olatunbosun Millier, urging Nigerian governments, Non-Governmental Organizations [NGOs], philanthropists, individuals to save their little son, Matthew from dying.
The parents are in dire need of N5mllion in order to carry out a major operation on the baby who had already been referred from Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife in Osun State to a hospital in New Delhi, India.
Matthew, whose parents are indigene of Akure, the Ondo State capital, was born on August 28, 2012 at the Ondo State Mother and Child Hospital. Two months after he was delivered, the parents discovered that the little boy has frequent coughing, not breathing properly and catarrh.
According to the father, Mr. Olatunbosun Miller who narrated the story to “The Nation”, immediately they discovered the baby health condition was not normal, he was rushed to the Mother and Child Hospital in Akure which he said was very close to their residence.
Millier who is a farmer said “though, when his mother was three months pregnant, she had a chicken pox on her body but we treated this before she delivered Mathew. After two months she gave birth to him, Mathew always has frequent catarrh, cough and his breathing is very poor.
“We rushed him back to Mother and Child Hospital but the doctors there could not do anything about it. They directed us to the State Hospital in Akure where the doctors also directed us to Gani Fawehinmi Diagnosis Centre in Ondo town, but unfortunately, the experts their claimed that they do not have such equipment to carry out such operation.
“They referred us to Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching College Hospital in Ile-Ife. The doctors in Ife directed us to a Cardiac Consultation Unit, Biket Medical Centre in Osogbo in Osun State and it was there they discovered that my baby is battling with such ailment.
“We took the report to OAUTHC and the doctors urged us to wait for some weeks in order to conduct a research if they would be fit to treat such disease. They latter sent us a letter and signed by one Dr. A.B Ogunrombi, the Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon of the hospital that patient [Mathew] already diagnosed with congenital heart disease [Truncus Arterious with VSD and ASD] will need surgical correction abroad. The estimated cost for the surgical correction including travel is about N5million.
“Although, we have contacted the hospital in India through internet and they have replied us through Dr. Ashutosh Marwah, a Senior Consultant and Surgeon-Padiatric Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Super Specialty Hospital New Delhi, India.
“In his reply, Dr. Marwah said hospital cost for the treatment is likely to be 10,100 US Dollar, including the cost of the conduct. Hospital stay is 12 days [four days in ICU and eight days in the room. Apart from the above, please budget for 3300 US Dollars extra as an amount for extra stay in the hospital [if required in this case].
“I have spent all the money I have to suppress the disease. Every three days will always take Mathew to Mother and Child Hospital for treatment. As at now, I have spent over N500,000 on the baby and I am broke. We always get a drug for him from OUATHC everyday due to this we have nothing with us again.
“We are begging government, Philanthropists, individuals to assist us. We cannot afford to lose Mathew. We have tried our best. Please, you can reach us through this Bank Account: 2058807833, United Bank
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