An attempt by Taiwo Eko, an orphan to end his life about four years ago has left him with a health challenge.Taiwo who was tired at the time was frustrated and wanted to end his life. On the said day, he went to a mechanic workshop to buy N400 worth of acid which he drank thinking he was going to die.This instead destroyed some vital organs in his body system leaving him fighting for his life.
Now, he is required to go on another medical tourism to India for the damaged organs to function well again as his efforts at home and his first trip to India did not yield the expected result.
The acid has left him unable to eat on his own and he now depends on a device known as Naso Gasgric Tube to feed. To breathe is also impossible without artificial oxygen.
Delta State born, Eko said that he had confessed his sin to God for attempting to take his life. He obviously regrets it now. He added that his condition was getting worse daily.
He noted that after he attempted suicide, his throat and his voice cracked. His tongue was also affected, which made him unable to speak loudly.
Narrating how he attempted to take his own life, Taiwo said: “ I drank acid; I wanted to kill myself because I was not happy with my condition. I have no parents and I have been suffering for many years without help. I went to mechanic workshop to get the acid with N400 but the acid didn’t end my life the way I wanted. The people who rushed me to the hospital said I was already dead, that the first hospital rejected me. I was referred to an hospital in Delta State and nothing happened. They took me to University of Benin Teaching Hospital where I stayed a year and six months.
“But later the hospital management changed their mind to perform surgery on me. As God wants it, I met Dr. Richard Okonye, a man of God who volunteered to take me to India where I got treated. But when I came back to Nigeria my condition got worse. So I need help to bounce back to life, please forgive and help me.
“Apollo Hospital in India treated me to the extent that I no longer breathed with artificial oxygen or ate through tube. I was surprised and confused that when I returned to Nigeria, everything got worse. I’ m now begging for medical attention to get back to India. I know I will get better again if anybody could help me. I had contacted a doctor in India who promised to save my life. But my major problem is fund; I have no parents or source of earning income.”
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