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  • I4-year-old needs N15m for hole-in-heart surgery

    I4-year-old needs N15m for hole-in-heart surgery

    Fourteen-Year-Old Kelvin King needs a total of N15million for second heart surgery in India.

    His father, Samora King, a graphic designer, is therefore appealing to good-spirited Nigerians to come to their aid to help them pay for the surgery and save their boy’s life.

    Said the father, the surgery itself is N9million while the remaining N6million is for flight and accommodation.

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    Born in 2010, the father said they first discovered the boy had a hole in his heart when he was about eight months old. “The condition was discovered at LUTH (Lagos University Teaching Hospital); thereafter, we were referred to India, where we had the first surgery. Later they told us that he would need another surgery when he comes of age and that the first was a minor one to keep him going, since he was then a baby,” the father told The Nation.

    Recently, little Kelvin has begun to fall sick, so they were told it’s time for the second and final surgery.

    Both parents of the boy are therefore appealing to Nigerians to come to their aid, as they don’t want to lose their little boy.

    Donors can send their support to: Olamilekan Kelvin King GTB 0108685308

  • One-yr-old boy with hole-in-heart needs N12.9m for surgery

    One-yr-old boy with hole-in-heart needs N12.9m for surgery

    Parents of a one–year–old boy, Dominion Odah, have cried out to the public for financial support to fund an urgent surgical procedure for their son.

    The cost of the surgery, according to an estimated bill issued by the Babcock Teaching Hospital, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, is N12.9 million.

    Already, over N2 million have been spent on diagnosis, tests, and sundry treatments at the Babcock Teaching Hospital, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State.

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    ”I am using this medium to seek financial assistance from fellow Nigerians at large to help with funds so that I can take care of my son’s health and run the test required and also take him for treatment.”

    Mother of the baby, Aishat said: ”My husband is a factory worker and I am a petty caterer. We have spent a lot of money on his medical bill and we are left with nothing now to take care of the huge cost of the surgery -N12.9 million, hence, we are calling on the public for help to raise the amount.”

    Dominion’s mother, Aishat, can be reached on her mobile number, 08164914502; while donations can be made into the father’s First Bank account number; 2013874120– Account name – Odah Joshua.