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good evening everyone, apologies for replying late. I have been on transit from awka back to makurdi and I have been real time busy ever since I arrived.

I think I have been overreacting and need to take things slow, I met with a doctor earlier today in awka and he reassured me that we v made considerable progress since the amputation has been done and he stated that the chemo will come and pass too once we are ready and will it will be done in six regime after every 21days so we will get the drugs 6times.

I tried to get the costing for the listed drugs in the hospital pharmacy but they said they don’t have them in stock, so it will be impossible to cost effectively, I checked with other pharmacies in town and they were able to provide cost for the drugs except for one (actinomycine )which they said is the most expensive and out of stock.

I will further check that one out by tomorrow or anybody reading might know where I can find one easily, my toughest hurdle after the chemo is successful and if there is no need for radiotherapy will be how to raise money to clear the hospital accumulated ward bill which is 6200ngn per day and we v been here for over 25days and counting. Scary I must confess but i believe I will get a hand to lift me above the ground.

I truly appreciate everyone who v shown concern to our predicament and I pray no bad situation will come to you or your family members.

good evening everyone,i tried registering in one of the crowd funding site. i await positive outcome even though it seems a little far fetched as my hope is already faltering since i got the list of drugs for the chemo.

i seriously need a helping hand as i cant do this all alone.

czarina:
It is well. How about the crowdfunding account I mentioned in an earlier comment?

You could start from there. Chemo is expensive and I doubt you can do it all on your own.

Stay strong OK, God sees.

honestly i have no clue as to what crowd funding entails,i will research on that. thank you ma.

Prudent200:
how far about his health?

he is recuperating,the stitches from the amputated hand has been loosened and we await proper healing before other intense treatment procedure commences. generally he is stable. thanks for showing care.

its been torturous this past days,treatment is still ongoing, we await the amputated hand to heal before the flushing in the underarm can be done. i am devastated as it seems the chemo will still be done.

honestly i am drained and helpless as the bills compounds and no hope in sight,i have been entangled in a web of debts and i am scared i cant wriggle out of it easily. i feel depressed by all the happenings. i cant even imagine what is going on in the mind of my brother if i am feeling this way.

i never expected life to be this mean to us. every plea fall on deaf ears and it is leaving me hopeless and mad. i am trying to save a life and at the same time tired of my own life. what a life.

czarina:
Hoping so too. Thank God.


Hope he isn't depressed? Extend my regards.

he is sad no doubt,i believe in due time he will come to terms with reality.

czarina:
good to know the hospital is doing their bit. But I'll still want you to research complimentary/alternative therapy. Most times what weakens cancer patients isn't cancer itself during treatment, it's the treatment.

So his body needs all the help it can get nutritionally to stay withstand treatment.

P. S

I'm not selling anything. Just telling you what I know from several close experiences.


Good to know you've been doing your best to help your Faith.

Cancer is expensive, you may not be able to do it alone. Visit media houses, mention celebs with plenty followership. Contact big blogs.

thank you for the kind words,the amputation have been done and he is recuperating. we just hope this will be the end of it.

czarina:
been unable to log in my twitter account but I shared the username on some platforms. Hopefully, something comes out of it.

Keep the Faith at all costs. The last thing you need right now is fear or doubt. He is still God. Work on getting funding or even better, create a crowd funding account and I'm sure He'll perfect everything in His time.

Stay strong.


Modified;

Where's your location? Do you have beetroot there? Blending or juicing some may help with blood cell formation. Read up on it if you haven't and if you do not have it, I could send some down if you're in Makurdi. I'm in Jos and it's not scarce here at all though can be expensive.


Also, look up alternative/complimentary cancer treatment.

thank you for your concern ma,we are currently in coouth awka,the hospital is actually doing a wonderful job as to regard nutrition even though it is a bit expensive but their delivery is superb.

yes i am already working on any means i know to raise fund,i have auctioned some stuffs and hope on receiving payment today. i just hope they wont disappoint me. i am currently reading a book by phillip yancey "where is God when it hurts",it is doing wonders for me. thank you for caring

had a terrible dream last night. pray for us,tomorrow hopefully the amputation will be done. i am still hopeful of getting a last minute helping hand.

Still searching for that help. Joy have eluded my soul. Sometimes i wonder where is God when it hurts.

egojeny1:
Asin ehn!
I fear he may be amputated.

hopefully the final decision on amputation will be taken on Monday. We seriously hope the amputation will do as i am a financial wreck at the moment. I spend on the average 10k daily. I wont even consider chemo as it will be impossible to raise the money.

God willing if he is amputated and the cancer didnt spread to any region he can still live a normal life with one hand.

czarina:
Ask people to help you retweet on twitter. It's quicker that way.

It is well.

thank you,did already even though no rt yet. you can help RT too. the handle is mudrock89. GOD bless

i am encouraged,i just got a 5k alert. truly it will go a long way. i pray the good lord provide you more than you will ever need and nobody in your family will suffer health calamity. GOD bless you. sincerely i am happy.

SKhanmi:
Bank details are not complete

thanks for the notification,what an error on my own part. will modify immediately

tolanibae:
It is well with you

thank you.

Acidosis:
Why don't you try Twitter? This is a serious issue, you need all the attention you can get.

thank you,i will give it a try,hopefully we might pull through.

Ishilove:
Oh oh oh my...

Christ

it is well my sister,i refrained from posting more grotesque pictures from the under arm region,i even had to post the one i posted just to prove the point.

keeping hope alive. maybe one day we will smile again. i just hope someday all these will pass,and the family will be happy again.

if you have the means please dont ignore. mod pls help and take this post to fp for wide viewership.

i will upload other result from other labs

ifyalways:
Edited.

Geeez

haba aunty ify,i will upload other result from other previous labs we visited.

good afternoon fellow nairalanders,sometime in september last year my 21yrs old brother came to me and showed me a hard lump on his left palm.

i suggested we go to the hospital and find out what it is,we never envisaged it will be a serious matter but unfortunately for us after series of test and visit to the oncology section of the federal medical center makurdi, alveolar rhybdomyosarcoma was suspected.

we started treatment procedure on the advice of the doctor and the first surgery to remove the tumor was done,a decision i doubted was the best as at that time. after the surgery,the body mass growth became more aggressive consequently we were referred to the university of nigeria teaching hospital in enugu.

at enugu series of test and scan were done and amputation was suggested but after the mri scan,one of the doctors told my brother that with the test result he doubted if amputation will actually stop the mass from growing from another body region,that alone dampened the spirit of my kid bro and he rejected the idea of losing his hand completely,we persuaded him to yield in to the advice and accept amputation but unfortunately he remained adamant.

it was a painful period for me considering the amount of resources i have put in and for the fact that my resources are lean and i know that i cant afford chemo if it comes to that. after a while he was already loosing so much blood and at a point he fainted and was admitted at the coouth awka emergency ward and was later moved to the general ward for treatment.

there it was discovered that the bone marrow no longer produces red blood cell,consequently he is now regularly placed on external blood supply. presently i have just little resources to continue his treatment as it is already taking toll on me considering that the hospital bills are expensive and my small business is not in it best time at the moment.

i want to appeal to compassionate and well meaning nigerians for financial assistance so as to further with the treatment procedures. no matter how small it will go a long way in ameliorating our sufferings. thank you all.

i have attached pictorial evidences to ascertain the veracity of my claims. God bless you as you read. note i have been on this site for a while though mostly as a guest,i opened this moniker for him so that he can be able to track progress in the eventuality of we getting a help from here.

currently progress has been made and amputation has been done with 3 chemo sessions already a success,thanks to all those who contributed both in cash and kind words. i was able to raise a total of 221k in all from this great forum since the creation of this thread. honestly it was a big push for me and i remain eternally grateful to you all.

i am still crying out loud for financial assistance to complete the process of the chemo as we have been able to figure out the accumulated hospital ward bills in our own capacity. i believe we have made a considerable progress and the end is in sight and it looks favorable to us. if not for the persistent coughing we would have been on the next session of the chemotheraphy but presently an x-ray of the chest is recommended and its all for good as it will give me ample time to raise more fund for the completion of the remaining sessions.



thank you all for following me through the dark hour and i pray the Good lord see you through in your own dark moments.

good morning fam. the last chemo session was a success and the usual after reaction is mild compared to previous ones.
hopefully the treatment is yielding positive result.

we are looking forward to a total healing in no distant time,i truly appreciate all our supporters for without you the journey will be tiresome as we can never do it alone. i pray you will all find it easy in your endeavors.

i still pray for your moral and financial supports as we make more progress. God bless and a pleasant day ahead to you all.