Two weeks old baby, Owusu Daniela is battling for her life as a disease, hydrocephalus, which she contracted at birth, has caused her head to swell.
The condition is a buildup of fluid in the cavities deep within the brain.
Her parents, 27-year-old Owusu Nathaniel and 25-year-old Alai Francisca who are residents of Torkorkoe, a community in the Volta Region are struggling to raise Six Thousand Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Ghana Cedis to enable her to undergo surgery.
Daniela’s mother, Alai, a shopkeeper said her daughter was diagnosed with the ailment after she was born. Doctors according to her, prescribed surgery to remedy her baby’s condition but they couldn’t afford the cost so they were going back to the village until Crime Check Foundation, CCF came to their aid.
“After Daniela underwent a medical scan, the doctors said there was a strange fluid in her head. She has been going through pains so she always cries and does not breastfeed. We couldn’t afford the surgery so we were going back to the village when somebody directed us to you. The amount is huge.” She told crimecheckghana.
The peasant farmer, Owusu, said he has to take up laboring jobs with construction firms to complement his farming to be able to cater for the family. He said he has spent the little he was able to save on his daughter’s medications making him struggle to afford the surgery.
“I spent my savings on my wife during delivery and Daniela’s series of medical tests at the Ho Regional Hospital before we were referred to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. When the doctors told me the cost of the surgery for my daughter, I told my wife I can’t afford it so we have to go back to the village.” He said.
CCF assisted the couple with Three Thousand Three Hundred and Seventy-Nine Ghana Cedis as it counts on public support to enable little Daniela to undergo surgery.
The couple was grateful for the support. “God bless you and restore in double fold what you have contributed for us.” They prayed.
The Foundation’s Health Check Series is used to seek support for sick individuals who are unable to access medical care because of poverty.
