Boy, 6, To Go Blind In 48 Hours If Family Fails To Raise GH₵1500 For His Medication

The Family of a six-year-old boy, Ransford Yohannes Agbenu is appealling to Ghanaians to help support them purchase medications to save the boy from totally losing his sight before today January, 31 2020.

The boy who was diagnosed of in both eyes total Limbal stem cell deficiency due to vernal keratoconjunctivities with Limbar and corneal involvement has a sight of 2 centimetres.

He is on autologus syrum and other medication in both eyes and needs almost GH₵1500 to maintain his sight before a surgery.

According to a sister of the boy, Jennifer Hordzi, about two years ago, the boy started rubbing his eyes and when he was sent to the hospital for treatment, he lost one eye sight through the process, even after being transferred from one hospital to the other.

Initially, she said the boy’s eye sight was about 15cm but has dropped to 2cm because the family has not been able to provide for the temporal treatment for his eyes since November.

Narrating the family’s ordeal, Jennifer Hordzi said after failing to purchase the medication for some time, the family contacted several media houses to help them appeal for funds but they received less support even from the very known media houses and had to call on Atinka Media Village (AMV) for support.

Per doctors’ prescription, in a long term, Ransford Yohannes Agbenu also needs about 8,310 Dollars for buston k. Pro surgery in a branch of Dr Agarwal’s hospital in India for both eyes.

According to the doctor, delay of surgery will cause gradual diminishing of his vision.

In an Interview with Atinka News, Ransford Yohannes Agbenu, who desires to be a teacher but has stopped schooling because of his condition personally appealed to individuals, Non-governmental organisations, government, corporate philanthropists, churches and the general public to financially support him to come out of his situation.

Donations can be sent to Atinka TV’s News Editor, Regina Asamoah on momo number: 0246907762.