It's typical for parents who've lost
hope, to book their child into hospital to die...
The story of Yakubu Yusuf
caught my attention when I saw his picture trending on twitter. First I was
sceptical and wanted to be sure it was true before I got involved. I posted his
picture on my facebook page, which got a lot of people asking questions about
him. This led me to investigate more. What I discovered shocked me.
He is on his final year as a
psychology student at the university of Lagos and was preparing to graduate.
Coming from a poor home he worked hard all through to keep his dream alive. Yukubu
was diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal cancer,
and his dreams stopped.
His poor mother has been
trying to get him through radiation treatment by taking him from home, but due
to lack of funds, she had no choice but to send Yusuf to the local hospital for
admission. Before you start getting hopeful about Yusuf’s condition, let me
paint you a picture about the hospitals in Africa.
In Africa, you pay for
everything in a hospital, you pay for drinking water, someone close to you to
buy you drinking and cleaning water. You pay to get changed, if you do not have
money to update your bills you are sent packing. Meaning the mum needs to keep
paying for the hospital bed everyday, even though the hospital can’t do
anything for him. She needs to travel a long way to the hospital each day,
begging for money to travel, money to buy his drugs (Pain killers), money to
pay for his bed, money to even feed him
The doctors and nurses can’t
administer treatment without payment, not event a plaster. You need to
understand that, as the mother is running around looking for help, she is
constantly been told, “Oh sorry, God will do it”. And while she is running
around, she is not making money either. It’s like a vicious circle. Yes God
will do it, but we need to start giving.
It’s hard for the mother to
be hopeful in Yusuf’s case.
This is a typical situation as parents who have lost
hope, book their relatives into hospitals for them to die peacefully due to
family pressure. The painful truth isYusuf’s time on earth is just a matter of weeks. But we can do something
about it. All he needs to stay alive and graduate is for us to give just $5
each to have his operation done in India.
This is a typical situation as parents who have lost
hope, book their relatives into hospitals for them to die peacefully due to
family pressure. The painful truth isYusuf’s time on earth is just a matter of weeks. But we can do something
about it. All he needs to stay alive and graduate is for us to give just $5
each to have his operation done in India.
It is just a matter of time
before Yusuf Yakubu dies, if he does not get our help. We are counting the days
as he lies helplessly in his old and dirty hospital bed, hoping and praying for
someone to help. BBC did a good write up about how people are using social
media to save him. His friends are doing their best. But please enough of hope
and faith, time for action.
All you need to do is send
your contributions in quickly, please. We are counting the days of Yusuf’s
life. Everyday henceforth, is lived by faith and believe that God will make it
happen. We need your support. Yusuf must live.
To help please contact Henry +234
812 029 3938. UK: 07405 144 789 or email
This campaign is supported
by Cancel Cancer Africa a Cancer awareness group operating under Good For
Africa CIC UK registered Number 9068784
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