A woman has cried out for help from charitable Nigerians since her husband abandoned her in a hospital four months ago because he could not pay the medical bill of over N520,000.
The 39-year old mother of seven, Mrs. Uzoamaka Onu, who had a cancer operation is currently stuck in the New Mayor Hospital and Fertility Centre, Nkpor in Anambra due to none payment of the bill.
Report from the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, said Mrs. Onu, a food vendor from Okpoto community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi, could not get in touch with her husband after several attempt for four months, hence the conclusion that the man has abandoned her to fate.
Here’s her full story:
“My husband stopped visiting the hospital after I successfully underwent a surgery on my right breast.
“Though I do not blame him for absconding because he had suffered a lot since 2013 when signs of cancer started manifesting.
“He (my husband) sells rat poison and cannot afford the money to pay the balance and I think that is why he has run away.
“My problem started in 2013 when I started experiencing excruciating pain in my body, specifically in my lungs. I started visiting patent medicine stores for solution, but unfortunately that compounded my problems.
“However, it was on the advice of some friends and family members that I decided to visit General Hospital, Abakiliki where I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
“I am appealing to good spirited Nigerians to come to my aid and help me to get back home.”
In her quest to regain her health, Uzoamaka had visited the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) for solution.
The rendezvous finally brought her to New Mayor Hospital and Fertility Centre where she had a successful surgery, leading to outright removal of her right breast.
“The total bill charged by the hospital management for the surgery was N750,000 but my family managed to pay N230,000, leaving the outstanding balance.”
Mrs. Onu’s predicament was confirmed by the hospitals medical director, Dr. Ben Ossai who described the her situation as extremely sympathetic.
According the doctor, her right breast was in a deteriorating state and was emitting offensive odour due to the devastation the ailment had caused, hence the necessity to surgically remove the affected breast.
Ossai continued:
“The patient underwent a successful surgery and had long been discharged pending when her family would pay the balance of her medical bill. But for four months now, her husband has not visited and we suspected he has absconded.”
Awwww! the bill is much tho but he should have called out for help from the public.. by the way who’s ready to help this days! #life
Exactly
,is easy to say but hard for be to do
Economy
Hospital bills,school fees,nepa bills. 3 crazy bills in nigeria right now. God go help d man.
Nigeria economy is a very big problem
I thought life is difficult and high in kenya only.. the whole Africa is suffering
Where r those who used machine gun to spray money,pls help this family now?God will bless u
Lol,na really machine gun
Abi ooo
U are right let them come out wit their money machine & spray de woman money
yes
Abi ooo. Let them come and do charity work here.
Where do they expect him to get that kind of money from. It’s too abeg
Lev her for D hospital
These hospitals nawa ooo…can you imagine the amount… Abeg…did the man buy the hospital… I am sure this is a private hospital the modern day money minting machine
Na so
Eh he
na God go help that man,he no easy…??where are the so call rich men.
Why that kind of bill? Did they give her life?? Mchtwwwweeee
That’s way too big…what for?
Economy
Can’t the hospital just have pity on her and let her go. Do they wish she should remain there forever? How on earth would a man selling rat poison raise that huge sum amount of money for Crying out loud. The family have tried their possible best I guest, thank God that God uses your hospital to save the woman’s life. Let them just let her go out of charity and I believe that God who sees in secret will reward them greatly. Let that woman not go and commit suicide out of ………. Or the husband being engage in ……… Due to the same ……….
Well spoken! Let them even consider the new born baby!
U hv just spoken my mind.
Ur words re gud
Rubbish talk. So that’s how you run a business?
Have pity. Indeed
Big jay jay I pity you cos you have not been in such situation like that woman when all hope seems to have disappeared what will only come to mind is to look for a novel titled ‘HOW TO COMMIT SUICIDE’ that you use a golden spoon or you wake up in a very nice bed n house does not guarantee you a healthy living. That situation might knock on your door some day. Think twice
O ga oh. Shey d man buy land ni or wat.
#520. 000 for what? Was she dead nd brought back to life by d hospital?
Even if she was..
Na wa o. I wonder
Hahaha
Ahn ahn, wetin dem buy? Only hospital bills cost that much. Na wa o
Fools
Economy;; it’s well o
s0 bad,now dat d con3 is suffering frm money n u asking somebody to bring such amount hmmm man run n never come
Hmm! Solo somepipo can use dat amount to buy handbag gold wrist watch n wont blink twice. So y cant it be used in a better way!
Some people are very heartless, forgetting that this World turns around!
Apc and buhari should assist the family
Dis amount can cause a poor man untimely death,wht was even d condition of d patient dat she was charged 520k?am tired of d way poor citizens of dis country are been treated.
wat kind of treatment will amount to 520k Nigerian hospitals only know how to make profit! Is it chemotherapy dae did or wat?
Weich Amount be that? Is he buying the hospital?
Oh my God!… Disheartening
IF NA ME I DON TURN DR THERE
My dear don’t worry God will removed you from suffering
Is nt de man who abandoned her ooh maybe money no dey
Soo be careful hw u ppl narate dis story
520k for wat!!!!
The money is too much. Why can’t the hospital allow her to go. The man don’t have the money that’s why he ran away
Shhuu hospital bills 520,000 mehhh is five much ooo abeg dis kind hospital na nija e dey?
Hmmmmm. E reach to run
But the bill is too much na y e no go run
They is nothing that man can do…..
What kind of hospital is that…. Is the doctor a thief
What kind of man is This God will help us form this kind of man
Things are tough for every one, de hospital need facilities too n they buy it with money, need one want to fall I’ll deliberately knowing de situation of things in dis country. God will see her through.
I guess dem don add jara to d bill. Ds yeye hospital get correct equipment at all? To come charge such amount. Ds na another savemayowa scam o. Nigerians beware
We need another Mr Okojie to step in and pay. Besides, why would a hospital keep her patience knowing fully well that they can’t pay? Stupid brains of Nigerian hospitals, pilling up bills. Nigeria needs to grow. What makes these people think that these people can pay that money, when they haven’t paid the first fresh bill?
U sabi fuck but to pay d bill now is a problem yeye man
If u don’t have comment pls close ur mouth
Na u get d baby?or u are the same feathers
No matter how d treatment may be dat money is too much
Dat one no reach to run for?
Absolute shit!
How d man go meet up for this delibrate fasting weh buhari put Nigeria…wia ego get Dar money from???
520k she die ? come , come back alive ?
Why shd hospital bills be so high? What is minimum wage in Nigeria? This Government needs to wake up to reality. In Britain NHS is free. Treatment for all is free plus drugs.