Mother-of-five battles kidney disease, seeks help
Before December 2022, 52-year-old Amaka Animba, a mother of five children, was a happy woman, easy going and full of life.
She was running a successful business as kitchen and household wares seller in Lokoja, Kogi State. But all these were disrupted as she now battle to stay alive, since she was diagnosed of kidney failure at advanced stage (Chronic Kidney Disease).
Ever since, the family has been battling to save her life, a mission that has drained her investment, savings and family resources as she has to undergo haemodialysis three times in a week.
With each session costing at least N35,000 weekly, in addition to blood forming injections and other medications which according to the report from Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja cost about N90,000 monthly.
However, the son, Emeka Animba said, the family spend between N450,000 to N500,000 on medications and other hospital bills every month.
At the Federal Medical Center Lokoja( now Federal Teaching Hospital) Kogi State, Mrs Animba who could barely talk has resigned to fate, having exhausted all the money the family have and is now passionately appealing to Nigerians to come to her aid.
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Emeka while narrating the hallowing experience the family has been facing since his mother’s medical ordeal started, said all the efforts the family has made to raise funds for the transplant have been unsuccessful, having spent about 6-8 million naira on medical expenses.
According to him, since the FMC Lokoja has no facility for transplant, they are now looking to go elsewhere to perform the transplant but the impediment lack of finance.
Meanwhile , the report from the hospital on Mrs Animba condition gave the current estimate of Kidney transplant to be around 18 million naira.
See document below:
Emeka, his siblings and father have resorted to prayers and appealing to well meaning Nigerians to come to their aid and help their mother stay alive.
Below is the account details of the family. Please kindly support to save Mary Animba’s life .
Account number: 2084945730
Name: Sunday Animba (Husband)
Bank : UBA
They can be reached on
09030110077 Mr Sunday Animba (Husband)
08036888629 Amaka Mary Animba
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