Journalist needs N1.2m for wife’s treatment

A Lagos-based broadcaster, Robert Omoraka, has appealed to the public for financial support to save the life of his embattled wife, Maureen.

Omokara said his wife was in “a critical condition” following complications arising from a Caesarian Section.

In a statement, he noted that  his wife’s plight started on January 25, 2014 when she reported that she was uncomfortable, having waited beyond her expected delivery date (16 of January). She was then nine months pregnant.

She was initially registered at a hospital in Festac, Lagos; but thinking she would get better care with the support of family members, Omoraka took his wife to his hometown in Delta State, an action that turned out to be a costly mistake.

He said, “If I had known things would turn out this way, I probably wouldn’t have taken that decision.”

The statement noted  that Maureen was registered at a popular hospital in Delta State. When the medical team examined her, she was given a date to come for induction. It further claimed that due to the doctor’s negligence, Maureen had to be taken through a CS, which was not very successful as she lost the baby, while she too has yet to recover.

“We lost the baby and complication arose. For days, my wife bled profusely without anybody giving us a definite answer as to the cause. That trauma of having to think I allowed my wife to go through all these will forever remain with me. I have spent close to N450,000, bought 25 pints of blood not to talk of the series of tests,” he said.

The statement added that on January 25, the management of the hospital was compelled to transfer Maureen to the intensive care unit of Delta State University Teaching Hospital as the battle to save her life continued.

It was at DELSUTH that the medical team found out that Maureen’s bladder had been affected during the CS. Several tests were carried out and another operation was performed to correct the problem.

At present, Omoraka  said he would pay about N1.2m to clear the outstanding medical bills, aside from  post-surgical treatment, which keeps mounting.

Omoraka said he could be  reached on  08023013204 for assistance.