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By Doris Obinna
Several months after he sustained severe injuries as a result of a workplace accident, 31-year-old John Harrison Bodzah is languishing in severe pains.
Narrating the incident, John’s mother, Mabel Bodzah, a petty trader, said it all began when John, who was working with a Port Harcourt-based company, sustained injury from an accident.
He badly injured his left arm and was taken from one hospital to another, until he was admitted at a general hospital. He has been in agony ever since, not eating properly and painfully passing urine.
Mrs. Bodzah, recounting how she has stretched her meagre savings to ensure that her injured son gets all the care that he requires, said: “John is my third child. Until the accident, he was a strong, hardworking and hopeful young man. But now, he is hanging on to life. He has been in and out of hospital for months, lost his job, and the family savings exhausted.
“Doctors say he urgently needs surgery to correct the arm injury and address the bladder damage before his kidneys fail completely. The estimated cost is N14.5 million, which is beyond a trader like me struggling to feed her family.”
A medical report signed by the chief executive officer (CEO), Full Grace Healthcare Services, Port Harcourt, Dr. Grace Gabriel, stated that John presented to the facility with complicated injury on the left arm, which resulted from a road traffic accident.
The doctor noted that John also has a long-standing history of chronic kidney disease and severe urinary retention. “Computerised tomography scan (without contrast) reveals Obstructive Uropathy Secondary to Bladder Outlet Obstruction with Gross Dilatation of both ureters and Pelvicalyceal system of both kidneys. Patient has been counselled for urgent Cystectomy, possible sessions of dialysis and skin grafting of the affected arm, with total estimation cost of N14.5 million,” the report stated.
“The lack of funds is currently standing between John and restoration of his health. I am pleading with Nigerians to help save my son,” Mrs. Bodzah cried.
The family can be reached on 08162619099 for more details. Well-meaning Nigerians motivated to assist can send their donations to: Joshua Bodzah, First Bank, 3036970550.
