Little Rokibat Needs Help- She Is Going Blind From The STD She Caught During Childbirth...

This is a cry for help i got on my inbox and i cannot ignore this because it has to do with the life of a child...a very beautiful child caught in a web she can do nothing about.....

Pathetic is the story of an eight month girl Rokibat Ajibade whose eyes got infected with a disease she contracted from her mother during child birth. According to the doctor, her 19 years old mother Mufubat had venereal disease, that she was not aware of. ......

The venereal disease, during child birth affected the eyes of the little innocent girl that is going blind right now if something urgently is not done to rescue her sight.

The ignorant mother of Rokibat, who got impregnated by a  tout ( area boy), who lives in her neighbourhood), had no knowledge of her medical condition for the 9 months period of her pregnancy. Her carelessness has resulted into the eye infection, beautiful Rokibat has right now. When Rokibat was born, the mother Mufubat, discovered that her eyes were defective, the way the color looked. Instead of consulting a medical expert for assistance, she took the little girl to a traditional birth attendant [TBA] at NEW OKOBA AGEGE, LAGOS, who gave them a local eye drop that even worsened the situation…Huh… Will I call this illiteracy or foolishness? 

I guess this kind of mother would also need serious rehabilitation!

After the intervention of a Good Samaritan in their neighbourhood; who took Rokibat’s  mother to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for medical assistance. The LASUTH Consultant  Dr. Ehikhamhen tested her condition to determine the magnitude of damage; he then referred her case to an eye specialist hospital ST. EDMUND’S CLINIC AND EYES HOSPITAL for proper diagnosis.

 After their diagnosis, they discovered that the low cornea of Rokibat’s eyes was damaged. But they gave a word of hope that the condition could still be corrected through a timely surgical operation.

Mufubat took the report back to LASUTH who now referred them to an eye specialist hospital [MECURE HEALTH CARE LIMITED] Debo Industrial Compound, where the medical surgery of the two eyes will take place. The surgeon stated that Rokibat would undergo bilateral penetrating keratoplasty under general anaesthesia and the COST IMPLICATION are as follows.

PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY               –        

N690,000 [PER EYES]

TOTAL                                                          

 –   N1,380,000 [BOTH EYES]

GENERAL ANAESTHESIA                            

 –    N80,000 [PER EYES]

TOTAL                                                            

–     N160,000 [PER EYES]

PRE-OP INVESTIGATION TEST                  

 –     N49,950

POST OP MEDICATION  

     –   N30,000

THIS WILL MAKE A GRAND TOTAL COST OF  N1,619,950   (One Million six hundred and nineteen thousand, nine hundred and fifty naira)      

 The most alarming part of the scenario right now is that, the medical practitioner stated categorically that before this surgery can take place, Rokibat has to be seen by a health nutritionist because she is malnourished.  

There is also a need for this child to be relocated from their present living place immediately after the surgery to avoid re-occurrence or contamination as recommended by the specialists.

This is because of the deplorable living conditions of Rokibats mother and her family.Rokibat and the mother lives in a one room apartment with 4 siblings, 2 cousins, her poor mother and father suffering from stroke. Making a grand total of 10 adults living in a squalor “face me, I face you” house and prone to deadly infections. A major concern is the state of the environment which was confirmed to be contagious and can have a very devastating effect on Rokibat after surgery as her organs are still very tender and cannot be exposed to any risk. 

Therefore, brethren, lovers of humanity, kind hearted people of God, let us arise to this noble task to help save the sight of little Rokibat. I'm optimistic that YOU will not allow this little child to  go blind.Her hope of living with her sight in future is dependent on your generosity and TIMELY contributions.

For your assistance and contributions, please call Rokibats mother directly on 08087826405.

 Account No.: 2050613308, 

Bank Name: Zenith Bank, 

Account Name: Rokibat Ajibade or better still contact Dr. Temitope Ewete, MECURE HEALTH CARE LIMITED, Debo Industrial Compound, Plot No. 6, Block H, Apapa – Oshodi Expressway, Oshodi Lagos Nigeria. 

Remember, that every child is your child, little Rokibat  is waiting for your kind gesture to rescue her from this trauma''.

**This is a sad reminder on why we should insist on condom when having sex if you are not ready to birth a child.The father of this child is nowhere mentioned in this story..His role of sperm donor is over!!!..I am so upset.

PLEASE CALL THE DOCTOR TO VERIFY THIS STORY AND HOW YOU CAN PAY THIS MONEY IF YOU CAN WITHOUT IT GETTING TO THE MOTHER DIRECTLY TO AVOID STORIES THAT TOUCH**.