DUSAF SUPPORTS VIDA’S SPINAL CORD SURGERY

<p>DUSAF SUPPORTS VIDA&&num;8217&semi;S SPINAL CORD SURGERY &lpar;SPINA BIFIDA REPAIR&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1158" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;mystorymagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;06&sol;IMG-20180610-WA0005-169x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"169" height&equals;"300" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;The above named 20 year old young adult has been seen on several occasions at the Holy Family Hospital in Techiman&comma; Ghana&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Throughout Vida&&num;8217&semi;s life she has no control over when to urinate or ease herself&period; The urine and stool come out without her control or she being aware &lpar;involuntarily&rpar;&period; This makes it very difficult to mingle with others and obviously going to affect any chance of her getting married&period; She struggled through School amidst teasing and rejection&semi; currently a seamstress apprentice&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A bold step was taken by Shepherds Rod Foundation Ghana to know what really her medical condition was&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Finally the silence was broken and according to Dr Asibey as attached to this story&comma; Vida has Occult Spina Bifida&semi; a condition which exist from birth that affects the spinal cord making Vida lose control of the muscles that controls the opening and closure of her anus and urinary bladder&period; The loss of control allows the free flow of their respective content&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She also has Ectopic ureters &lpar;abnormal positioning of her ureters&rpar;&period; From Dr&period; Asibey&comma; the Snr Specialist at the Paediatric Unit&comma; we need an estimated amount of 18000 Ghana Cedis for our young sister to be healthy again&period; We have tasked ourselves to help solicit for funds for this surgery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1157" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;mystorymagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;06&sol;IMG-20180612-WA0070-218x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"218" height&equals;"300" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This amount includes&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>MRI of Lumbo Sacral Spine &&num;8230&semi;&period; ₵1000<br &sol;>&NewLine;Examination Under Anaesthesia &lpar;EUA&rpar; and Cystoscopy&&num;8230&semi;&period; ₵2000<br &sol;>&NewLine;Repair of Spina Bifida&&num;8230&semi; ₵10&comma; 000<br &sol;>&NewLine;Follow up care&&num;8230&semi;&period; ₵5000<br &sol;>&NewLine;Total Cost &&num;8211&semi; ₵18&comma;000<br &sol;>&NewLine;We wish to however plead on behalf of our sister&comma; Vida Kumiwaa and her family for any little assistance to support her to undergo this surgery to repair her Spina Bifida&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Attached to this letter is the medical Report from Dr&period; Jacqueline Asibey &lpar;Senior Specialist Paediatrician&comma; Holy Family Hospital&comma; Techiman&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Kindly donate to our brother NGO<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Bank Details&colon;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Bank- Ghana Commercial Bank <&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Account Name- The Shepherd’s Rod Foundation<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Account number &&num;8211&semi; 7041010007776<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Branch &&num;8211&semi; Dormaa <&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Or to us personally&period;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Mtn Mobile Money &&num;8211&semi; Dynamic United Stars Africa Foundation on 0557371720 Thank you<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;