Mother Of 1-yr-old Seeks N1m For Multiple Holes Heart Surgery

A distraught mother of one-year-old Mofeoluwa Ochoche-Samuel is seeking N1million aid for an open-heart surgery for multiple holes in the heart of her child.

Baby Mofeoluwa was diagnosed with a heart defect (including a large-sized heart) when she was six-month-old.

The medical report from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) shows she has symptomatic congenital heart disease.

The child’s mother, Folakemi Ogunsusi, narrated her ordeal thus: “I had her on 17th April 2022.

“Since her birth, she has been breathing fast, constantly sleeping and not eating well. She doesn’t cry out loud. It was last September when she started running a fever.”

25-year-old Folakemi, a single mother, took her baby to Rando Hospital in Lagos, where the doctor discovered Mofeoluwa wasn’t breathing well.

Folakemi added: “The doctor admitted her immediately that day, and placed her on oxygen for a month. The hospital advised us to do an x-ray.

“Upon getting the result, they discovered she has a large heart. Immediately, the doctor placed her on heart medications. After a month, the hospital referred us to a cardiologist at LUTH.”

After a series of examinations and tests, baby Lois was placed on oxygen at LUTH, where she spent a week and a half.

She lamented: “I’m a teacher. I earn N25,000 monthly. I won’t be able to meet up savings even if I save my entire salary for three years. I don’t want to lose my child.”

Mofeoluwa is only a year and five months old now. She isn’t growing: she isn’t crawling or walking.

Through a non-profit organization, Gifting Volunteer Network, the mother has called on the public to save her daughter.

The president of GVN, Mr. Belele David Tamarau-Kuro told our reporter that Grace Mofeoluwa is among the many critical cases his organization has helped through public interventions.

“I never thought I would have a child with this kind of health issue,” decried Folakemi, a devastated young mum.

To save Mofeoluwa, all kind donations can be made to:

Account Number- 0874785042
Name- Grace Mofeoluwa Ochoche-Samuel
Bank- GTB