13-year-old girl with a hole-in-the-heart condition abandoned by family
Florence Acquah, a 13-year-old girl, has quit school because her classmates laugh at her condition in Ajumako Bisease. She claims her schoolmates and some family members bewitched her, forcing her to isolate herself from them. She says her classmates laughed at her condition, leaving her no choice but to quit school.
Florence Acquah is awaiting death due to a hole-in-the-heart condition and has been rejected and abandoned by family members and classmates. She appeals to the public for support to fund her life-saving medication after the community has also turned her away. She explains she cannot walk for 30 minutes, sit on a chair, or do anything independently-she must be carried everywhere in the community. Her mother, Christiana Acquah, a 37-year-old autism patient, along with a caretaker, also pleads for public support. The mother told GhOne News they have no money for treatment and have sold all their belongings, but it has not helped.
Hospital tests confirm the hole-in-the-heart diagnosis, with doctors demanding over GH¢1.4 billion for surgery. Florence Acquah appeals to the government, the Gender Ministry, stakeholders, private individuals, and Ghanaians for funds towards her surgery. She says, "I am now waiting to die because I've been rejected by the community. I pray God takes my life since I have no hope."
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A 13-year-old girl in Ajumako Bisease is battling a hole-in-the-heart condition. Shunned by family and community, she now faces an uncertain future- what could this mean for her?
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