David requires twice-daily dialysis costing ₦160,000 weekly and an urgent transplant estimated at ₦19 million locally.
Daniel Paul, father of 10-year-old David battling advanced chronic kidney disease, has appealed to kind-hearted Nigerians to help raise ₦19 million for his son’s life-saving kidney transplant.
Paul, a teacher, told PUNCH Online: “We have spent all our meagre earnings, borrowed from friends, neighbours and church brethren but the situation has increased to what it is now: Stage 4 CKD, TB, Heart Failure and BP.”
David requires twice-daily dialysis costing ₦160,000 weekly and an urgent transplant estimated at ₦19 million locally.
“We are completely depleted financially and don’t know what else to do to save the boy. Please, we need help from philanthropic Nigerians,” Paul added.
David is being treated at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital. Contributions can be sent to First Bank account 3070035721, Daniel Paul. He can also be reached on 08064450145, 07085556206.
A nurse described the boy’s condition as “very pitiable,” underscoring the urgency of the appeal.