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