S.O.S: Baby Dorcas Needs N1m To Live

IT is a joy for every mother to
see her child hale and hearty.
But One-and-a-half-year-old
Dorcas Johnson, the first and
only child of Mr. and Mrs.
Gabriel Johnson was diagnosed
to have a hole in the heart since
when she was only six months
old.
According to Gabriel Johnson
who lives with his family at
No.17, ImoleAyo Ogijo, Ikorodu,
Dorcas’ heart condition has
affected her growth.
“My daughter was detected to
have a hole in the heart when
she was six months old. I
discovered that she breathed
too fast and at times she fainted
and I had to slap her to revive
her or shout the name of Jesus.
So I took her to OSUTH (Ogun
State University Teaching
Hospital), where the doctor
prescribed some drugs for her
and at times, I used LASUTH
(Lagos State University Teaching
Hospital) where check up was
carried out on her often to
monitor the state of her health.
It was during the test carried
out on her at Lynx DNA
Laboratories Limited, Ikeja that it
was detected she had a hole in
the heart and quick surgery is
required so that it will not cause
other diseases”.
The doctor’s report
recommends quick surgery. But
her father works as a machine
operator at PZ, Ikorodu, while
the mother sells slippers so.
“We find it very difficult to get
the money to carry out the
surgery; so a friend called mama
Busayo introduced us to KANU
Heart Foundation... When I got
there we were told the surgery
will be carried out free but we
have to fund the travelling and
feeding expenses which will cost
roughly N1million. She should
have gone for the surgery since
July, but due to lack of funds she
was unable to go. Another date
has been given to us to pay the
money so that she can go for
the surgery this month or latest
early next month.”
Dorcas has to visit the hospital
almost weekly, depending on
her condition and buying her
drugs and “I feel so sad seeing
my daughter uncomfortable.
That is why am appealing to
well-meaning Nigerians to help
save the life of my first and only
daughter from,” Mrs. Blessing
Johnson pleads.
Help can reach the Johnsons
through:
A/C Name Dorcas Johnson
A/C Nos: 0057187033 Access
Bank
Phone:
08175844422/07068497410