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{Updated} BN Community Centre: Woman with End Stage Renal Disease
In March 2013, the BellaNaija team asked for your feedback on how to handle the issue of the emails we receive with regards soliciting for financial aid {Click here to read}. We were grateful for your feedback. Over the years, BellaNaija has published various feature stories on Nigerians in difficult situations and we are thankful that our BN Fam has supported in full force. From the man who was wrongly imprisoned for over a decade to and the struggling father suddenly saddled with major financial obligations due to the birth of his triplets.
During this time, we worked to get as much information as we could about different situations that was sent to us. In many cases, the people sending the emails don’t come back to us when we ask for more information. Sometimes they do and we are sceptical about the information given to us and as such we are unable to publish these stories. We will continue to publish these stories, however, we realize this is not enough.
While we are very concerned about the integrity of our brand and are conscious of the fact that there are too many fraudsters out there, we are definitely aware of the major challenges people go through every day.
If you’ve ever had a health-related issue in Nigeria, then you will probably understand that it is extremely difficult to fund your treatment and navigate the healthcare system. Even at the government hospitals (where health care service supposedly subsidized) you find yourself having to pay N50,000 here for something, another N18,000 for something else. Before you know it, you’ve spent hundreds of thousands of Naira. We all know how difficult it is to raise money, even amongst the most ‘comfortable’ people. While many save for a rainy day or have health insurance, most cannot afford to set aside a contingency sum for sudden major illnesses.
In view of this, BellaNaija is launched the BN Community Centre. This online platform will feature “calls for help” as submitted to us. This includes information, photos and account numbers. We are, however, stating categorically that we are doing only basic fact checking, therefore, we will not be held liable in ANY circumstance.
We encourage you to give if you can, however, please ensure you perform independent verification prior to donating any funds.
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Her campaign message is :
Hello my friends how are you all doing? I just want you to know I’m very sick right now the doctor had concluded that I need to do kidney transplant and that will cost 6million Naira but they said for me to be alive before the transplant I need to be doing dialysis every 10,days. I had done it over 18 times. My family had spend all they got on my health. We don’t have money to do another dialysis or even buy my drugs right now. Please I need your help because I don’t want to die. PLEASE all I need right now is your donation for my health anything you can help me with please.
Here are the bank account details: (her mother’s account)
MBONU NDIDI PATIENCE 3021660844 FIRST BANK.
NDIDI PATIENCE MBONU 0055590179 DIAMOND BANK
Her gofundme account is www.gofundme.com/xmcdfs
Facebook: Tochi Mbonu or https://m.facebook.com/
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Good day ma.Plz I hope you remember tochi?the lady that requested for assistance from blog readers for her transplant? well she is in india now and she wants to thank every body that contributed and equally prayed for her.
https://www.bellanaija.com/2015/06/bn-community-centre-woman-with-end-stage-renal-disease/
Sad news is that she hasn’t done the transplant even though she has been in india for over 2 months now.The doctors said she can’t do the transplant yet until she undergoes several dialysis again. They said she has been infected alot from which ever hospital she was doing her dialysis in Nigeria.She has undergone dialysis for 2 months and counting.Now she is seriously short on cash to complete payment for the main transplant.she is reaching out for lil assistance yet again.God bless you all as you fight to keep this girl alive.
Her message follows;
“Hello friends.
I want to thank everyone for the assistance you all have given me (LAILASBLOG READERS AND BELLA NAIJA READERS).I left Nigeria very happy thinking all my problem is over but its heart breaking that I have been in India for about 2 months and still undergoing dialysis due to infections i received while i was being treated in Nigeria.I have seriously reduced the money i have for the main transplant.
Plz I’m sorry and ashamed to disturb you people again, but plz i need a lil assistance yet again from you people. My family has depleted all they have on me. God bless my mother for me. She has put her life to a stop just to take care of me. Yesterday was my birthday (January 27th) and i spent it thinking about life and how i want to spend the next January 27th 2017 on my feet.Plz help save me….
I STILL NEED ABOUT 1 MILLION RUPPEES FOR THE TRANSPLANT ( ABOUT N2,927,610.00 ).EACH DIALYSIS COST ME 13,600 RUPPEES ( 40K) AND I HAVE BEEN DOING THE DIALYSIS 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR 2 MONTHS NOW (MON,THURS,SATURDAY)THE LONGER I STAY HERE THE MORE MONEY MY MUM AND I SPEND ON HOSPITAL ACCOMODATION AND FEEDING.
You can contact me directly with +917042843170
I am at JAYPEE HOSPITAL NOIDA INDIA
Here are the bank account details: (belongs to my mother):
- MBONU NDIDI PATIENCE 3021660844 FIRST BANK.
- NDIDI PATIENCE MBONU 0055590179 DIAMOND BANK
For more information you can cal me on +917042843170
Add me and facebook: Tochi Mbonu
Or
https://m.facebook.com/mbonutochi?refid=1
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This story was originally published on the 26th of June 2015.
