ATTENTION - NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
CC - MINISTRY OF HEALTH LAGOS STATE.
Two year old Shawn was a sweet Little Boy who would look up at his mum and say ''Mummy you are so beautiful'' and then he would turn his Chubby face to anyone who is watching and tell them how beautiful his mum is......Little Shawn lit the light in his mothers eyes..He was her world.
She is currently in tears.....Shawn Died due to Negligence....
Little is no more...Read the story sent in by Shawn's mum after we talked on the phone....
CC - MINISTRY OF HEALTH LAGOS STATE.
Two year old Shawn was a sweet Little Boy who would look up at his mum and say ''Mummy you are so beautiful'' and then he would turn his Chubby face to anyone who is watching and tell them how beautiful his mum is......Little Shawn lit the light in his mothers eyes..He was her world.
She is currently in tears.....Shawn Died due to Negligence....
Little is no more...Read the story sent in by Shawn's mum after we talked on the phone....
''Good Day, My name is Lillian obiageli Essien and I decided to bring my story to Stella's blog so that Nigerians can join me and my family in the quest to get justice for the death of our beloved son Shawn, from a certain Dr Vitalis the Chief Medical Director and owner of DE VITAL CARE HOSPITAL,Babalola bus stop in Ilogbo, Ojo local govt area of Lagos State.
On the 9th of December 2015,I took my 2year 5months old son to the above named hospital for treatment. My child had been restless all night. He had practically hallucinated all night and had woken up weak and with a bit of yellowness in his eyes.
On the 9th of December 2015,I took my 2year 5months old son to the above named hospital for treatment. My child had been restless all night. He had practically hallucinated all night and had woken up weak and with a bit of yellowness in his eyes.
We hurriedly left the house very early in the morning and got to the hospital a few minutes past 7am. They inserted a canula,took his blood and put him on iv fluid Immediately the blood had been taken. I asked the Dr why the iv was given and what drugs were being injected into the iv,since the results of the tests weren't out yet. And my son wasn't stooling or vomiting either. He murmured B-complex and walked away.
About an hour later, the said doctor walks back into the room and I asked him if the test results were out and what the results of the tests were, he said he would be back and walked out again. He kept coming in and going back out of the room without telling me what the results were. This got me very worried. I started to feel something was horribly wrong with my son, and that was why he didn't want to tell me what the results were. The next time he came into the room my son was, I told him I demand to know what the test results were and he said it was acute malaria and his PCV was 18% and that he MIGHT be needing a blood transfusion.
About an hour later, the said doctor walks back into the room and I asked him if the test results were out and what the results of the tests were, he said he would be back and walked out again. He kept coming in and going back out of the room without telling me what the results were. This got me very worried. I started to feel something was horribly wrong with my son, and that was why he didn't want to tell me what the results were. The next time he came into the room my son was, I told him I demand to know what the test results were and he said it was acute malaria and his PCV was 18% and that he MIGHT be needing a blood transfusion.
A nurse came in and put in another IV fluid. I asked her what it was and she said saline. The doctor came in and met the nurse and I talking and explained that the saline will wash away the yellowness from my son's eyes. My son became very restless when the 2nd iv fluid got half way and it seemed like he was trying hard to breathe.i asked the 3 nurses that came into the room if they had a nebulizer but they all didn't seem to know what a nebulizer was. They said I shouldn't be scared that it's the malaria parasites that is making him so restless.
They kept assuring me that by the next morning,he will be just fine.
Immediately the 2nd IV finished,the Dr came in and asked the nurse to insert a 3rd IV. By this time I noticed my son's belly seemed like it was filled with water and his arms and feet were double its size. I called the Dr and he came in and said I should stop worrying that as long as my son was passing out urine,he was OK. He kept assuring me my child will be just fine.
They kept assuring me that by the next morning,he will be just fine.
Immediately the 2nd IV finished,the Dr came in and asked the nurse to insert a 3rd IV. By this time I noticed my son's belly seemed like it was filled with water and his arms and feet were double its size. I called the Dr and he came in and said I should stop worrying that as long as my son was passing out urine,he was OK. He kept assuring me my child will be just fine.
The 3rd IV finished and they put in a 4th. My son seemed to be finding it so hard to breathe. The Dr came in again and I asked him exactly what all the iv fluid was for. That my child wasn't stooling neither was he vomitting that I don't think he needs anymore IV fluid. I asked him if all the IV fluid wasn't diluting my son's 18% blood,since all the fluid is flowing through my son's veins . He retorted "Ahn Ahn! Are you a medical personnel!? The drip cannot dilute your son's blood!"
He left the room immediately and less than a minute later a nurse came in and said the Dr asked her to take out the IV. My father in law was present in at least 14 hours out of the 16 hours my son spent in Dr Vitalis's hospital. They kept giving the both of us assurance that Shawn would be just fine and the fluid retention in his body and the restlessness was just a passing phase. That his body was only fighting the malaria parasites.
He left the room immediately and less than a minute later a nurse came in and said the Dr asked her to take out the IV. My father in law was present in at least 14 hours out of the 16 hours my son spent in Dr Vitalis's hospital. They kept giving the both of us assurance that Shawn would be just fine and the fluid retention in his body and the restlessness was just a passing phase. That his body was only fighting the malaria parasites.
At about 10.33pm,the Dr came into the room and I said "Dr please help me. My baby isn't getting any better" and he replied "madam pray to God to help you!".
He said he has decided to transfer my son and he wrote a referral letter for me to take my son to another hospital. My son had started gasping and his eyes seemed to have gone right into its sockets and looking even more yellow. The doctor's last sentence to me before I left DE Vital Care hospital was "This boy is a strong boy". Smh
We got into the isolo general hospital, at past 12midnight. The Dr on call seemed shocked after reading the referral letter. I remember him murmuring "what kind of stupid Dr administered this medication to a child".He immediately put my son on oxygen and my son passed away in my arms after about 2 minutes.
He said he has decided to transfer my son and he wrote a referral letter for me to take my son to another hospital. My son had started gasping and his eyes seemed to have gone right into its sockets and looking even more yellow. The doctor's last sentence to me before I left DE Vital Care hospital was "This boy is a strong boy". Smh
We got into the isolo general hospital, at past 12midnight. The Dr on call seemed shocked after reading the referral letter. I remember him murmuring "what kind of stupid Dr administered this medication to a child".He immediately put my son on oxygen and my son passed away in my arms after about 2 minutes.
2 weeks later I got a call from a certain Dr Vitalis. He said he was the owner and medical director of the hospital where my son was treated. And that he was calling to apologize for the incompetence of his staff, which led to my son's demise. He asked if I could send my address, so that he can come and apologize face to face and pay condolence.
He came over a few days later, with a member of his staff called Jerry. According to Dr Vitalis, on the day I brought my son to his hospital, he had a court case in Ijebu-Ode and left a certain doctor in charge. The doctor in charge had to go for Shiloh 2015(winners chapel church convention/crusade),and invited a Dr friend of his, to come and take his place in Dr Vitalis's hospital.
According to Dr vitalis,the Dr whom treated my son wasn't a doctor in his hospital. He was just a friend to the doctor that was meant to be on call. Dr vitalis went ahead to explain to us (my mother ,my husband and I) how a nurse had called him to explain the situation at the hospital and how it was him whom ordered that my son should be transferred to another hospital,because he didn't want my son to pass away in his hospital. According to him, with the explanations the nurse who called him gave, he knew his staff had 'messed' up, and it was 'too late'.
Dr Vitalis promised to bring the Dr who attended to my son to come and 'apologize' for his mistakes. My husband asked him what the doctor's name was and he claimed he didn't know. That when he came back from ijebu-ode and heard the entire story of what happened he 'beat the hell out' of the doctor and asked him never to come close to his hospital.
He never brought the Dr to apologize.
He came over a few days later, with a member of his staff called Jerry. According to Dr Vitalis, on the day I brought my son to his hospital, he had a court case in Ijebu-Ode and left a certain doctor in charge. The doctor in charge had to go for Shiloh 2015(winners chapel church convention/crusade),and invited a Dr friend of his, to come and take his place in Dr Vitalis's hospital.
According to Dr vitalis,the Dr whom treated my son wasn't a doctor in his hospital. He was just a friend to the doctor that was meant to be on call. Dr vitalis went ahead to explain to us (my mother ,my husband and I) how a nurse had called him to explain the situation at the hospital and how it was him whom ordered that my son should be transferred to another hospital,because he didn't want my son to pass away in his hospital. According to him, with the explanations the nurse who called him gave, he knew his staff had 'messed' up, and it was 'too late'.
Dr Vitalis promised to bring the Dr who attended to my son to come and 'apologize' for his mistakes. My husband asked him what the doctor's name was and he claimed he didn't know. That when he came back from ijebu-ode and heard the entire story of what happened he 'beat the hell out' of the doctor and asked him never to come close to his hospital.
He never brought the Dr to apologize.
This Dr Vitalis was unwilling to give out his surname he insisted he will like to be called just 'Dr vitalis' .He point blank refused to disclose his surname but I did my own little investigation and found him on facebook as Vitalis Nwikwu Mezie. I also found a certain news on the internet regarding medical malpractice and a certain Dr Vitalis. I do not know if it's the same Dr Vitalis that is being referred to,however I have posted the link belowhttp://thenationonlineng.net/police-arrest-two-fake-medical-doctors/.
This Dr vitalis Mezie does not 'appear' as a medical doctor. I understand that doctors do not have a certain 'look', but his mannerisms and spoken words are very dodgy and suspicious . I have strong doubts that Dr Vitalis is a licensed medical Dr and his hospital is registered. I also have very strong doubts that the Dr whom treated my son is a licensed medical Dr and Dr Vitalis's claims that he doesn't know the name of the Dr or how to reach him, further fuels my suspicions. It's quite obvious he wants to ensure the Dr stays 'invisible and anonymous'.
I will like the medical association, the Nigerian police and the general public to ensure that justice is served and to please help investigate this man and his hospital,to avoid more lives being lost to either carelessness ,negligence or a forged medical license/certificate,and also to avoid any human being passing through the emotional pain and trauma I am currently passing through due to the death of my only son.
This Dr vitalis Mezie does not 'appear' as a medical doctor. I understand that doctors do not have a certain 'look', but his mannerisms and spoken words are very dodgy and suspicious . I have strong doubts that Dr Vitalis is a licensed medical Dr and his hospital is registered. I also have very strong doubts that the Dr whom treated my son is a licensed medical Dr and Dr Vitalis's claims that he doesn't know the name of the Dr or how to reach him, further fuels my suspicions. It's quite obvious he wants to ensure the Dr stays 'invisible and anonymous'.
I will like the medical association, the Nigerian police and the general public to ensure that justice is served and to please help investigate this man and his hospital,to avoid more lives being lost to either carelessness ,negligence or a forged medical license/certificate,and also to avoid any human being passing through the emotional pain and trauma I am currently passing through due to the death of my only son.
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Stella,i just wanted you to know this, cos I know how insensitive some people can be. I know some people might think that I am seeking for attention or trying to get some sort of compensation for what happened to me.
Nothing can replace my son. Absolutely NOTHING! No one and nothing can soothe this pain or replace my son. it's just impossible! Even if I bear 5 more children, they can NEVER take his place. But this is what can happen, if we join hands together and make sure that the doctor that treated my son is brought to book, and hopefully other quacks too will look for other jobs to do and cease from pretending to be medical doctors, then nobody would have to go through this pain. It could happen anybody. but it just has to stop. it might not be immediate but a stitch in time saves lives.
Nobody deserves to go through this. I'm doing this for everyone that has ever died as a result of medical malpractice/negligence . I'm NOT doing this for a kobo, to be popular or to tarnish any body's image.
# justiceforshawnessien.
Thank you
Lillian Obiageli Essien
lillianugo@yahoo.com
Haaa what a very handsome young dude. RIP to him
ReplyDelete*Larry was here*
Couldnt bring myself to read this when I saw it in the papers. Some of these hospitals are just death traps. This is so sad. Imagine leaving your duty post to attend Shiloh? Irresponsibility. The Bible says faith without works is dead! If not for that lapse, this child might still be with us.
DeleteSigh. God have mercy.
May the Lord heal your family and may Shawn find justice. So sorry
So many doctors in ojo are quacks,dats how a doctor gave her ventolin 2 weeks ago cos she had cough and it nearly killed her.. So sorry Lilian, may God grant u and ur family d fortitude to bear ur lose.. Rip cutie...
DeleteLook at the doctor's face, he looks a quack doctor anyway. Read this days ago and I just shuddered. This is pure negligence.. they wasted too much time administering the wrong medication on the post child. Imagine the agony of having to watch your child die in your arms. Especially when you knew something was wrong and they kept dismissing it. This is unfair and sad. They should be prosecuted and that bloody hospital closed down.
DeleteMy eyes welled up reading this. I cant imagine what you r going thru. Ehugs my dear sister.
DeleteIt is a terrible thing to lose a Child and i am proud of you for choosing find closure n justice. To many useless & negligent pple in the country.
Abroad when u go for treatment they tell u everything they r using to treat u before u ask. Many Nig Drs expect u to beg for the information before they tell u and wont even explain well.
I remember when my Child went to Mother &.... adeniyi jones. she was on iv and it finished and was pulling her blood into d drip, no bell to call a nurse upon their exhorbitant fee, i ran out to call a nurse and she told me point blank that cant i see she is sleeping? Chei. I was shocked. They gave me a discount the next day but that is the last time i stepped my foot in that hosp.
Nurse dey say she dey sleep when my 2 yr olds blood was being pulled into the tubes.
#JusticeForShawnEssien
RIP Shawn. Cute lil boy. SMH.
Oh no. This is really bad. The so called Dr lòksblike an omata. I doubt he's a doctor.Oh my! I CAN only but imagine what this woman is going thru right now. Please MMS and the police should investigate this. I'll really like to know how this would and. This cute little boy is fine. Hmmm Madam old take heart. God Alimighty knows best why he allowed this to happen
Delete*crying* why endanger the lives of others cos of money? So many quacks doctors in most hospital.
DeleteOMG!
DeleteSee the cute boy this people just wasted.
From the doctors face, u will know he is quack!
Jesus. Vitalis. This guy used to work as a theatre technician in St luke hospital. Who said he is a medical doctor? How did he get money to build hospital?
DeleteStella please investigate, this man is not a doctor o
**poor child** I meant.
DeleteMeanwhile reading the confessional statement that the doctor supposedly said to you, if indeed he admitted to it that the mistake was from them because an unknown doctor took over from another, then you are good to go legally. You said he told you this in the presence of ur mother and hubby right? Get yourself a good lawyer and he'll be sent behind bars for a long time. But my worry is that he's denying he ever mentioned this to you.
And I'm also wondering how in the face of the tragedy he was benevolent enough to take the blame for the baby's demise. Kinda rare, as we all know that the average Nigerian will never accept such blame so easily. That's the only bit I find rather strange. Hmmm
Omg.....in tears
DeleteKai,God will console you madam,your son's soul shall rest in peace
DeleteJesus,such a sad story,take heart dear.God ll heal u and receive ur baby.
DeleteThis is the most depressing thing a mother could ever experience.
DeleteRest in peace, Shawn.
Sisi Eko I know Obby and paid her a condolence visit when I came to Nigeria for Christmas. She told me Vitalis contacted her because she told one of his nurses who was communicating with her, that she would go to court. After she sent that message to the nurse, Vitalis rang her up an hour later.
DeleteHello Anonymous 15.30 you seem to know this guy. Please I'm one of Lillians friends. Can I ask that you kindly email her with any detail you have of Vitalis or maybe your phone number. We are gathering evidence and every little helps. Thank you.
DeleteCheiiii its painful for a mother to mourn her child.May God give u the strenght to bear the painsmIts not easy my sister.May his gentle soul rest in peace amen
DeleteWow! So disheartening. May God comfort you
DeleteKidi is this you?
DeleteOMG, may God deliver us from the hands of quack doctors, I was 8 weeks pregnant when I started spotting, we quickly rushed to a nearby hospital and maternity. I was admitted by the nurse who called d doctor and he said that he's coming, that they should put me on drip, they put drip and told me the doctor was coming, from dat early morning until 9pm when I left d hospital in anger, d Dr did not show up and by then I was bleeding considerably. I lost the baby and later he apologised to my husband that he was held up somewhere and said i should come for an evacuation, only God knows what he did bc for the nest 8 months no period.
DeleteAfter different treatments my period came but its now very scanty and its been 5yrs since then I am yet to take in again. The hospitals we've been to says my womb was overscrapped by him. Is dat not a quack doctor, yet he calls himself gynaecologist, am sure if he's investigated he might nit have graduated from medical sch
Quack doctors have killed so many and maimed others for life. I just pray for Gods healing and solution for myself and others that doctors want to render barren.
Eeh yah....
ReplyDeleteOmg!!! Ehugs Lilian sorry for ur loss.
DeleteOh my ,cute lil man ,this is heart-breaking
ReplyDeletesad indeed!! I'm just so short of words.
DeleteOh my God, this cute, chuuby, handsome boy had to die because of negligence? Why are some doctor thus? Let justice prevail. My condolence to mrs obiageli and her family. May God give you fortitude to bear d loss.
DeleteI can bet my life that this man is no doctor. Please NMA, ask for his License.
DeletePart of The reason for the last NMA strike was because the jonathan Administration gave accreditation for homeopathic doctors who have no medical degree to practice. They now forget that greed will not allow them to refer cases to main hospitals because they want to prove a point that they are better than doctors. They also train their people and for whatever reason,most of them seem to have money and set up hospitals answering medical doctors.
Unfortunately,nigerians thought it was all about the salary increment. They don't know anything yet their ego is as big as a mountain.
If he doesn't have anything to hide,why go visit the woman at home and claim all these nonsense.
Let him be investigated and revealed if he is a medical doctor or a homeopath.
Nigerians, please try and find out if the hospital you are visiting is a homeopathic hosp or not. They will never identify and if you ask them, they get overtly angry. Please, if you cannot visit a public hospital, take time and verify the certification of the hosp. Most doctors Display their Certificate in the hosp reception as mandated by the Nigerian Medical Association but most times we might be such in a hurry not to look.
Hmmm.May God strengthen you mrs Lilian,,may God also fight your battle.May his gentle soul rest in peace.Amen!
DeleteSee Dr face...who would carry they child to that Dr I just sighted? No me Biko. RIP lil one
ReplyDeleteKai
ReplyDeleteSuch a sad story
Wtf... this broke my heart.... stupid doctor..what will the silly condolence do
DeleteHeart Breaking! May Justice be served..
ReplyDelete#Soo on fleek
Wow...it is well Lilian. .May God grant you the fortitude to bear this great loss.
ReplyDeleteMay God comfort you and your family..
Shawn is soo beautiful. This story just messed up my day.
Na wa o...RIP cutie....only God will save us in this country...and d worst thing is that this so called Dr will go free..
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain madam, I have been there also. I also lost my sister to death due to incompetence of the medical doctors at the hospital where she was admitted.
ReplyDeleteIt is well,heart breaking
ReplyDeleteVery very sad. May God comfort you the only way He can and may He heal your hearts. Amen.
ReplyDeleteNa wa ooo. So Dr. Vitalis left his hospital in the hands of quack. See stories of i called Dr this to come, dr that call on doctor what to take over. what nonsense is this.
ReplyDeleteMadam Lilian may God comfort you. I know how painful it is. Just be rest assured that your son is in heaven singing with the angels.
Dr. Vitalis tell us the quack doctor and nurse elizas you put there.
see the place the hospital dey self. Ilogbo. The name of the street resemble ologbo (pussy)
Exactly. It irked me the way he was passing the blame around. Sounding like it was a confectionery store that he left someone to mind in his absence. Toying with people's lives
DeleteThis story is too sad.
ReplyDeleteI can't even finish reading it.
RIP little one.
So sorry for your loss Madam,may God Almighty comfort you and your family. That fake doctor must be dealt with! What rubbish! He actually filled the little boy's lungs with fluid! They must give that quack a test if his own medicine! He must drink 20 gallons of water at once. Idiot.
ReplyDeleteThis is heartbreaking . My God. I have a 6months old son and I can't imagine going through any pain like this.the boy is so cute . I know he's also also adorable. Judging by his pictures he's so sweet. May God take away evil doctors and nurses far away from Us.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very sad story
DeleteSee how the miserable quack Dr just killed that Lil man's swag
ReplyDeleteI'm beyond pissed.
This is heartbreaking . My God. I have a 6months old son and I can't imagine going through any pain like this.the boy is so cute . I know he's also also adorable. Judging by his pictures he's so sweet. May God take away evil doctors and nurses far away from Us.
ReplyDeleteMenn! This just broke my heart. Such a cutie. The Doctor must face the law big time. When him nor sabi work, why not be a carpenter? Accept my condolence Ma'am. Its well.
ReplyDeleteThe nurse must be blamed as well.,As a nurse practitioner, you have the right not to administer medication,you feel doesn't correspond with your medical ethics. Well, what do these nurse Eliza's even know! So sorry for your loss Madam. Such a painful story.
ReplyDeleteDon't mind the stupid nurses. I know most nurses are more experienced than some newbie docs. They should have told the lady to take her baby elsewhere. They are all guilty. May God forgive them
DeleteSo sad, beautiful boI.sorry madam for ur loss.I want justice for this little angel
ReplyDeleteOh JESUS! Dat man up Der looks like a dirty shop owner and not a doctor. May his soul rest in peace. I can't even tell d boy's mum to grieve no more cos it's easier said than done.
ReplyDeleteTook the words right out my mouth
DeleteThe face of that Dr alone is scary. I won't even buy vitamin C from him
ReplyDeleteBeast Dr..
DeleteAs in eeh...
DeleteUgly thing
He doesn't look like a doctor Sam sam
He is not a Dr.
DeleteMaybe a guy that worked in a hospital then opened his own
God will punish this goat face that called himself a doctor. Rip dear son
ReplyDeleteThe lord is your strength, he will give you the grace you need to overcome this phase. Dear lord fight her battle for her
ReplyDeleteI feel like strangling this doctor.
ReplyDeleteCute Lil man. May his soul RIP
Na wah! Pcv 18% is not enough to kill a child Na tho it's pretty low for a child that just became ill. Madam take heart oh! Noting I say can console u now
ReplyDeleteMy goodness!I cried reading this
ReplyDeleteoh God! i couldnt even finish reading cos i have tears in my eyes already. such a beautiful and happy little boy. i can't imagine what this mother is going through. Government needs to do something about hospitals. Many incompetent doctors. Im so sad for this woman. May God help you with the pain you are going through. God pls keep our kids safe
ReplyDeleteOh dear! Rip dear. All these private hospitals are just causing havoc to people. From carrying out CS for profit making to wrong treatment, I just tire. But there was one in Ikotun where I lived, Dr Oladimeji, an old man, he is very good in general medicine, he can treat for Africa, he was very good in handling children too. I miss his hospital.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you. CS for profit making is the new thing i've also noticed. They forget that every surgery has a percentage of risk. God help us all. RIP little man.
DeleteOh God.
ReplyDeleteThis cute little boy.
So sorry ma, may God comfort you.
RIP little one
ReplyDeleteSad.Rip lil man
ReplyDeleteI cried reading this post, it is very touching. God will punish all the people involved in Little Shawn's death both in this life and in the hereafter. RIP to a very handsome little man.
ReplyDeleteIt just beats me why someone will deliberately kill an innocent child, he could have just referred them immediately he was brought in, he is such a very wicked fellow and God will deal with all the people involved. This is very touching and sad.
Madam Lilian, please accept my warmest condolences and God will give you the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss, God be with you and will never leave you.
Fake doctors wicked soul
ReplyDeleteOh how my heart bleeds as i cried for this sweet looking cutie! May God bring the careless perpetrators to book in Jesus name. Be consoled madam. God be with you and your family in Jesus name. Pls take heart and be strong.
ReplyDeleteMy heart just broke
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine her pains at all
The thought of waking up without ones child isn't even bearable. Lord console you
The doctors should be made to pay
Their license should be revoked
I don't even listen to any doctor that asks me to deposit money so they can start iv treatment before test result comes out when the child isn't stooping or throwing up.
This is sad
May God give you the fortitude to bear the loss
God will punish those quake/fake doctors.
ReplyDeleteHaba, dis beautiful innocent child, jus gone like dt. His spirit will continue to hunt dem, until dey confess and run mad. Idiots.
I am soooo angry, pissed and teary eyes right now.
Madam, may God give u d strength to bear this loss.
Take heart maam.
Oh beautiful soul,do rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteMadam,so sorry for your loss,how can someone do this to a human being?
How do we know who is a qualified DR or who is not?God help us all.
May God heal you and your family,amen.
Hospital at a bus stop????? Na wah!
ReplyDeleteMadam forgive me but I'll also say there was negligence on your part too. Rip to the cute little.
ReplyDeleteWow! U r really stupid! A stupid anonymous coward!
DeleteVeryyyyyyy stupid. Pray you never lose someone unexpectedly. Just pray.
DeleteThis is sad and heart breaking.
ReplyDeleteThis is just sad. That's how one medical student I know that left the medical college because he couldn't pass the first medical exams has been parading himself as a doctor in churc. Don't want too be seen as always courting trouble, so I'm just watching until he decides to administer treatment to anyone.
ReplyDeleteIf you fail in your field of studies, dust yourself up and try another vocation instead of using deceit to put people's lives at risk .
I'm so pissed right now
Madam na me be dis: are you his shadow? Or do you intend to become a cobweb and hang over his head?
DeleteHow will you know when he administers drugs to anyone? Will he come to report to you?
Please report him now before another one is committed to mother earth before his/her time.
Mrs Essien, God with you.
May God console you madam. See the man wo wo face. I only hope and pray justice will be served
ReplyDeleteIkunle abiyamo oo! *hands on head*
ReplyDeleteA bright dream cut short just like that. It's just so sad. Mqy God rest his soul in peace and comfort the family.
Madam,in as much as they killed your son,you also assisted unknowingly. What is the relevance of your knowledge when your son died in the hands of those who knew far less that you do? As soon as you suspected fowl play you should have taken your son to a proven hospital like the government owned where you can have all hands attending to him alone. Take heart ma, and others should learn
ReplyDeleteBlame game now? Seriously? I pray you dont see yourself in such a situation. Your smart mouth would fail you.
DeleteSomeone lost her child. Be nice. At least she's speaking out. I can bet you that so many people commenting here, have lost people to negligence and they kept mute and their silence has caused other people to lose their lives too.
Delete@anon 13.40.You must be dr vitalis wife. Stop your husband from killing people
DeleteOh my! This is heart breaking! The pictures are so lovely. May God comfort you madam. This is so sad
ReplyDeleteSo sad...a real doctor can't even look like that.
ReplyDeleteSuch a very sad story. So, this cutie is gone, just like that? The doctor needs to be dealt with
ReplyDeleteOmg! May God punish that quack doctor for killing an innocent soul..just see how cute the boy is. Something must be done Asap to avoid future occurrence.
ReplyDeleteMrs Essien may God heal your wound and bless you with fruit of the womb. You will never weep over any of your children again in Jesus name. Remain strong
Sad news may his cute little soul rip
ReplyDeleteRip in peace little one.
ReplyDeleteMadam,sorry for your loss.i hope the doctors are brought to book.
A doctor left his duty post to attend Shiloh?
I have never been this sad in a long while.
Accept my Condolence Lillian I pray u get justice,be strong dear.Rip little man
ReplyDeleteThis so so sad,I pray you find peace in this ordeal.
ReplyDeleteThus woman is in deep pains. OMG! First of all they should lock up the hospital. Its obvious all the staff there are big time quack.
ReplyDeleteMadam, why don't you write a petition to the Police and the NMA against this goat? Do not let it end at the social media level please. May the little man rest in the bosom of the Lord. So sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteMay the Lord comfort you. Please kindly write a letter to the Medical and dental council for proper investigation.
ReplyDeleteI'm heartbroken right now RIP son
ReplyDeleteMay your little man's soul RIPP
ReplyDeleteNo more loses in your life again IJN...AMEN
Take heart ok
The lord who giveth this handsome to you will give you more handsome and beautiful
PEACE
This is so heart breaking. OMG!!! I can't imagine the pain she must be passing through.
ReplyDeleteOnce, I took my daughter to hospital here in PH, the owner of the hospital, whom I'm familiar with, was not around, and the doctor on duty recommended she should be placed on drip. His incompetence was glaring, as he searched for her vein for more than thirty minutes, piercing needle in parts of her body. I was already very angry when he finally found a suitable spot. Finally, she was on drip, but I was so uncomfortable that I told the nurse to remove the drip, that I was taking her home. When she did, I left with her to another hospital, after a heated argument. That was when I had peace. I just realized that this is one of the blessings I should be thanking God for. What if the contrary had been the outcome. OMG! I wish this handsome little man followed his mummy home. May his gentle soul rest in peace, Amen. Mummy Shawn, please take heart. God knows best. May the days you spent together also comfort you, and may Jesus heal your wounds.
So so sad,rip to him
ReplyDeletePls take steps beyond sendin ds to social media blogs. I condole with you but ds has to go beyond condolences. Please go to d ministry of health nd make complaints, also talk to a lawyer asap so they can petition d Nigerian medical association so they deal with ds if indeed ds quack is registered as a doc. Please act as quickly as possible before he disappears into thin air. It's important u talk to a lawyer asap. May God heal and comfort u and ur family.
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't evn look like a Dr. Looks like ndi Omata.
ReplyDeleteNa wa!
May Lil Shawn RIP
I condole with u on ur loss. May God comfort and heal u and ur family. Please take steps beyond sending ds story to blogs. Go to d ministry of health urself and make a complaint. Speak to a lawyer asap, petition the Nigerian Medical Association so they cn deal wif it too nd determine if indeed d man is a doctor. Please act asap before ds man and his cohorts disappear into thin air. May d innocent child's soul find rest with God.
ReplyDeleteThis is heart wrenching, I do not have a child yet, so i can only imagine what this mummy went through, watching her baby in the hands of the incompetent doctor. Medicine is a noble profession and most of the time, doctors do not get recognition for their hardwork. Now some quack mofo just came in to destroy this beautiful young life. Please o, the relevant medical bodies need to look into this. Some private hospitals employ under qualified staff and nurses and this may have been one of such cases. This is terrible.
ReplyDeleteThat md is just trying to cover up,i knew I had seen this doctor before now,he works at Ilogbo.
ReplyDeleteThere was a case referred to my hospital,a preterm baby delivered via ceasarian section done by this same doctor,though the woman died,and details of intra/post-op was sketchy.
Now he is in the news again.....
You would have reported him then, we should start being our neighbours keeper and stop dis I don't care attitude (he no concern) imagine how many lives you wud hav saved, not blaming you oooo.
DeleteCome and see oh, so it's his stock in trade. Madame start to gather all these info to nail the bastard
DeleteHE IS NOT A MEDICAL DOCTOR! I'm so sorry madam. May God heal you.
DeleteWhy would you make this sort of comment,at least let us hear from the doctor in question before we all conclude..
DeleteThis is very sad, madame i feel your pain, RIP cute boy.
ReplyDeleteCondolences madam. It can never be easy losing someone. How much more someone you've nurtured. This story reminds me of the death of my friend who died with her baby owing to the careless ness of doctor(s) in a private hospital. I really don't use private hospitals. I'd rather endure the insults from the nurses in government hospitals. What's the point where if your case gets more severe they still refer you to these same government hospitals eventually. There are several doctors who can put their heads together and come up with an accurate diagnosis. In most of these so called private hospitals one doctor will be the gynaecologist, paediatrician, urologist, dermatologist. Nurses are not qualified nurses. Folks if you must use a private hospital make sure it's not just one mushroom hospital.
ReplyDeleteThe NMA is asleep. Otherwise why do we have quack doctors all over the place?
I really hope this story is investigated and those involved brought to book.it's a sad one. The little boy was such a cutie. May God rest his soul and may God console you madam.
Please if you can not afford a five star private hospital in Nigeria go to government hospital, it's much better than the mushroom private hospitals we have especially in big cities like Lagos and PH. A lot of lives have been lost in this so called private hospitals May God deliver us. The ministry of health in all states should be proactive and help to stop this menace.
DeleteMay your baby RIP. Such a heartbreaking story :( May God grant you peace. It is well. Your child died dur to his negligence yet he's dodging so as not to pay for his crime abi? May such befall him oh
ReplyDeleteThis gave me goose pimples, why? Why do fraudsters do this? Why not look for a different career? The quack could have referred them immediately they arrived since he had no clue. Why play games with a human life?
ReplyDeleteFor all you quacks, even those that went to medical school and managed to graduate without a good understanding of how to tackle issues, please seek help when you don't know what to do. Better still, refer the patient to a more knowledgeable doctor or hospital immediately.
I'm heartbroken right now RIP son
ReplyDeleteKai Eyya, you mean this cute boy is gone. RIP
ReplyDeleteThis would have been my story 6yrs ago, I had stomachache, and I went to a private hospital only to be placed on admission and drip administered to me. They did not collect my blood sample but they had I had typhoid and malaria. Is the doctor a witch? How did she know I had typhoid and malaria even without running test on me?
ReplyDeleteI spent the night in the hospital and in the morning I discharged myself... (Lol) My mum had to wait to clear the hospital bills and they gave her the remaining drugs. I refused to take the drugs given to me but my parents insisted that I take, after taking the drugs I fainted oooo..
Its so disheartening that we live in a careless society where even cases like this are thrown out by the courts.. Its high time we begin to make reviews of hospitals and expose fake hospitals.
May the Holy Spirit comfort you madam.
You don't necessarily need to do a malaria test to treat malaria,moreso because we live in a malaria endemic zone.Tho i can't make the same statement about typhoid fever,because in my few years of practise, i haven't seen a real case of typhoid fever.Because of the substandard labs around and the wrong information from tradomedical persons,every flu-like symptom is now typhoid, its difficult trying to convince the patient that he or she doesn't have typhoid, so the doctor obliges for you to run a widal test.,because no matter what the patient is told,he/she doesn't believe he doesn't have it.
DeleteAnd the fact that you fainted after taking the drug has no bearing on how genuine it is. It may just be a side effect of the medication. Just as chloroquine can cause itching as a side effect, or even damage the eyes..and drugs like gentamycin (aminoglycoside) can damage the ears
DeleteSorry about your loss Ma, i cried all through while reading this story. This baby could have been a great person in future but they choose not to do their job well. May the little time your baby spent on this earth console you. Will keep creating an awareness for this story till it gets to the proper authority. Dr from hell. You will pay
ReplyDeleteJesus Christ!
ReplyDeleteJust look how dese evil men killed this sweet little baby.
I say dese men cos the Dr Fool Vitalis was sounding sincere til I got to the part that he doesnt know d Doctor Death's Name.
Like wth???
Kai.Kia
Can't help but ShEbi dat shebi Shawn baby would be a luv do very moment if he had bn take to a "Hospital" chai.
Take heart my fellow woman.dry ur tears.Shawn is in God's arms and wouldn't want u to cry very much.ok? I know the tightness and hurt u feel.I know d pain.I know...But be Strong my dear for God got u? Ok?
Sendin u loads of hugs and love.
Look at that face.
ReplyDeleteThat man cannot get close to me with his meaty hands even to check my BP.
The cry of a mother. Take heart obiageli,I don't want to imagine how you feel.
Who will dare think you are seeking for attention or money? When you lost something more precious than the whole world.
Chai..nwata di very healthy. So handsome.
Some Doctors are Devil incarnates and
ReplyDeletesome belong to one society or the other.
Just negodu the man's face.
U for do autopsy to knw if something else was injected into his system.
So sad
what kind of injustice is this? I am so sorry for the pain that this woman and her family had to go through. we need to do better as a country
ReplyDeleteHeart breaking, as a mother and a medical doctor, i totally feel you! I just kept imagining it was my own little boy. You can notify the medical and dental council, they are in charge of regulating medical practice. So sorry for your loss may God console you and grant your angel eternal rest! I see you sis
ReplyDeleteThis is heart breaking,the little boy died due to fluid over loading and mismanagement. Direct ur petition to d appropriate authority,D doctor must face medical jurisprudence.
ReplyDeleteThey probably overloaded the poor boy with fluid and led to cardiac failure
ReplyDeleteShe needs to make an official report to Medical and Dental council of Nigeria (MDCN) and HEFAMAA (ministry of health's dept that regulates hospitals)
Exact people are saying oh he's diabolic. The doctor and nurse are both incompetent idiots!!
Deletethis foolish fake doctor killed this sweet little boy, may you never find rest if mind, where ever you are hiding God will expose you. wicked vitalis. madam may God console you and your entire family.
ReplyDeleteI am really sorry for your loss madam. I hop the "doctor" and all his collaborators are brought to justice.
ReplyDeleteI am really sorry for your loss madam. I hop the "doctor" and all his collaborators are brought to justice.
ReplyDeleteMadam Lilian, I'm truly sorry for what happened to you. I pray God gives you the strength to carry on. Your son is such a cutie... Wicked men just took him away from you.
ReplyDeleteMy dear take heart. See every disappointment to be a blessing... don't stop looking up to God the only one who knows best.
I'm weeping again. I saw the POST on FIN some nights back. It broke my heart. RIP Chubby Cheeks. Lilian and her family, Nothing we say can never make you feel better. I pray God Consoles you. I'm very sorry for your loss. Hugs
ReplyDeleteThis cute boy is gone, RIP.
ReplyDeleteI'm in hot tears. What a world of lies. This man does not appear to me like Medical practitioner. He looks more of a chemist man. May the soul of the boy RIP. God will console you and replace your loss
ReplyDeleteOh gush, cute little man full of life
ReplyDeleteGod'll restore your lost my sis
GOD!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so ANGRY!!!
How can they just waste a life like this? How?
There are so many...so many cases like this negligence?
God help us when our leaders cannot provide a capable healthcare!
Incompetent doctors, no proper body to monitor the health sector.
This is crazy!!!
My heart goes out to you ma'am.
May God grant u,the grace to bear your loss.
Kai! Reading thus I feel like breaking this imbecile called vitalis' head with a sledge hammer...
ReplyDeleteHospital turned social club abi committee of friends
Chai, Obby nwannem take heart! God will give you double for your trouble, dry ur tears.
Rest in peace, Otooto nwa
#justiceforshawn#
This is ABSOLUTELY heartbreaking. I appreciate you speaking out and doing your best to save other people from this quack. The medical association should definitely investigate this man and his hospital. Something is up. He is definitely hiding something.
ReplyDeleteI feel this doctor had ulterior motives, for him to say "this boy is strong oh" when his mom could see he wasnt getting any better, that can mean he knew what he was doing was going to harm the boy, but he didnt feel the boy would last that long. #mythoughts
ReplyDeleteExactly!!! My thoughts too!
DeleteNigerians and their mentality.this has nothing to do with diabolic means.nurse and doctor are horrible QUACKS and both never saw the inside of a teaching hospital. Every medical professional knows that children have a smaller blood volume and to prevent cardiac overload you transfused them in little aliquots
DeleteThis is too much!OMG!I weep with you dear Lilian.May the Balm in Gilead heal your broken heart.I pray that affliction shall never rise again in your home.Please,be strong.
ReplyDeleteMadam may God console you. They just murdered this little boy. That hospital should be shut down.
ReplyDeleteThis saddens me so much. Rest in the bosom of the Lord little angel. And may the most high avenge your death.
ReplyDeleteI weep cos I have a little one too. I can't imagine what you are going through madam. May the Lord grant you fortitude.
I hope NMA investigates this
Sorry madam for your loss but should have gone with your gut feeling and saved your baby's life. Anyway I think this case should not just be swept away like that , that MD should be jailed.
DeleteLillian please be consoled, RIP handsome Shawn. God will give you another son, and he will not be taken away from you and your family again. It's well with your family Lillian.
ReplyDeleteOh God! This moved me to tears. Such beautiful boy! May his soul continue to rest in the Lord and may God give you the fortitude to bear the loss. This is too painful...
ReplyDeleteI hope this QUACK is investigated and faces the law! What rubbish.
Dear Lilian, so sorry for the loss of your gorgeous and charming son.may his soul RIP.
ReplyDeleteThat was how I was in labour due to give birth to my first baby and was told the doctor had gone for a party.this was on a Easter Sunday. I was left with a nurse who practically knew nothing and happened to be the only one on duty and while birthing, she tore my vulva open with a scissors and my husband screamed that she would not have tore me like that...the pain was more than unbearable but because of my baby I endured.
As God would have it,I gave birth to my beautiful daughter and time came for her to stitch..she kept calling the doctor on the phone to assist her and after which the stupid doctor came from his party to continue...
I eventually passed out cos I lost so much blood. I was given blood transfusion and was OK. After I was discharged.. I swore never ever to near that hospital again. Some private hospitals are indeed death traps.
It's been three years now and anytime I remember that episode I thank God for saving me
Ha! Thank God you are alive to tell your story. God help us in this country. Rip Shawn. Justice For Shawn Essien
DeleteOmG! Thank God you are fine! I wish you had exposed the hospital..as others may have faced similar there and not have lived to tell the story. It's sad what people face in some hospitals!
DeleteMake I tell una something ehn you see that area of Lagos, 95% of the hospitals there are unregistered and full of quacks. Shibiri, ilogbo, Ajangbadi, iyana sashi, iba. Tufiakwa
ReplyDeleteRest in peace Shawn. May your killers never go unpunished.
ReplyDeleteMy heart bled and still bleeds. We miss u shawn. Love Aunty mama.
ReplyDelete"Anonymous Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteYou don't necessarily need to do a malaria test to treat malaria,moreso because we live in a malaria endemic zone.Tho i can't make the same statement about typhoid fever,because in my few years of practise, i haven't seen a real case of typhoid fever.Because of the substandard labs around and the wrong information from tradomedical persons,every flu-like symptom is now typhoid, its difficult trying to convince the patient that he or she doesn't have typhoid, so the doctor obliges for you to run a widal test.,because no matter what the patient is told,he/she doesn't believe he doesn't have it.
24 February 2016 at 16:40"
This is so wrong. The proper protocol we should follow is to treat only positive tests either microscopy or the rapid test. Not all fever is malaria. Most are of viral origin. What most doctors call typhod is not typhoid as well as widal is reliable when done serially not one off.
Even some of those "five-star" hospitals can mess up. Case in point Chaz B, (Sharing moments with Chaz B)
ReplyDeleteI am so sad to read this story and I applaud this lady for taking this up...its not easy for someone in so much pain to deal with this. Her actions will save some lives. Others have left comments saying how they almost had similar situations (imagine the terrible case of the lady who neeed stitches after labour and almost died) and they swore not to go to such places again thank God for you but lets learn to report such incidents so that quacks and negligent drs face some repurcussions. For the few leaving silly comments I pray you never have to loose anyone...cus your comments are totally unjustified, she took her child to a hospital and any reasonable person will expect that medical personnel should know what they are doing. Lillian you are a brave soul and I pray that this Vitalis and other quacks are dealt with....your angel Shawn will be so proud of you. People who are meant to safeguard health can not be playing with peoples lives like this. I hope the Medical Council sits up and deals with tghis squarely!
ReplyDeleteSome people can be so mean. If she had taken her child to church for prayers as some Nigerians like to do, I would have still felt sad the little boy died but I would put the blame on her. In this case, she took her child to the hospital. HOSPITAL!she has done nothing wrong. She went to the hospital because she believed they would treat her son and make him well, not kill him.
DeleteThis is just too sad. Pls take heart Shawn's mother. May God console you and your family.
ReplyDeleteSaddest story I've heard. What a loss of a loved child. May he rest in the Lord"s bosom.
ReplyDeletethis is really heart breakinggggg. so sorry for your loss. shawn is now an angel. jesus will heal your heart. pleaseeee when next in such a situation and you feel uncomfortable follow your instinct and move to a more competent hospital. they probably overloaded your son with fluids. God bless you with more children, shawn can never be replaced but at least consolation.
ReplyDeleteI read a comment where someone said they know this Vitalis man and he was a theater technician. Please email this woman and help her catch these monsters. Rest on handsome Shawn.
ReplyDeleteDear Lilian, I'm sorry you lost your son. My heart bleeds for you right now.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I believe you are a Nigerian and know the level of decay in the country. Why would you send your child to a cheap hospital? Hallucinations and yellowness of eyes are not mild symptoms. Why not go to LUTH children emergency or Lasuth or better hospitals which I'm sure you know or are you that young and naive? Are you a learner?
A beg to all who enjoy penny wise, Palm foolish, don't sacrifice your children.
You are such an asshole. Oloriburuku somebodi. Somebody's child died and you are asking if she's a LEARNER and talking about penny wise PALM foolish. Palm koh fingers ni. Did she tell you she went to the hospital because it was cheap? Madam Essien take heart and may your child rest in peace. See the very cute chubby boy sef. Very sad
DeleteYou are definitely a shallow thinker. How heartless can some people be. Must you blame someone for not doing it right whenever anything goes wrong? So, because she patronized the hospital she's now pound foolish and has sacrificed her child because he wanted him treated? She's now a learner because of that unfortunate happenstance? Until one experiences something you never can tell how the shoe pinches. You'll do better to keep quiet if you do not know what to say rather than spewing balderdash. After all, it's not every body who knows appropriate thing to say in some circumstances.
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