My sick daughter with heart disease still needs urgent help

The patient, Victoria Oyindamola Oluwadare

12-year old Victoria Oyindamola Oluwadare, an Ibadan-based little girl from an average Nigerian family has been described as a very bubbly and brilliant kid with excellent academic records to show for it. But, things have changed for the little girl as she is now in urgent need.

The fresh Junior Secondary School graduate's display of rare leadership qualities and high level of maturity at such a tender age made her the golden child in the family of 5 with massive future expectations from her parents.

Unfortunately, Victoria's shine got covered by a dark cloud in the month of May, 2016 when she suddenly became very sick and was rushed to the University College Hospital, UCH in Ibadan, Oyo State where she was diagnosed of a life-threatening heart disease named Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) coupled with a severe pulmonary hypertension.

Tori News for a few months has spear-headed an online fund-raising exercise for the kid out of social responsiblity as a media outfit. A correspondent reached out to the Oluwadare family again and was informed much progress has been made in approaching the $9,500 benchmark to foot her medical bills abroad.

The patient's visa has been secured according to her distraught mother but the family is still facing financial impediments. This has necessitated a further appeal to Nigerians to rally round to salvage the life of this poor girl.

It would be recalled that Tori News earlier spoke with Mrs. Oluwadare who in a heavy voice and eyes welled with tears narrated her daughter's ordeal with the strange ailment.

A Gofundme has been opened for Victoria for online donations. Click here to see the page which is gradually getting responses.

For the avoidance of doubts, documents from the University College Hospital about her diagnosis have been provided here.

The details of a bank account opened for donations are also provided below:

Account Name: Oluwadare Victoria O.

Account Number: 3106359924

Bank: First Bank Nigeria Plc.

Victoria's parents can be contacted on the following phone numbers: 08138487670, 07065856646 and 08029412179.