Nigeriafilms.com received a touching mail recently from a respected stakeholder in the Nigerian film industry, which revealed the pain a man who hails from Delta State is currently going through in a hospital in the United States of America (USA).
The young man, Churchill Aluyah, is asking for help from well-meaning members of the public to help him.
Read below the mail.
Dear good people,
This is a request on behalf of Churchill Aluyah who is gravely ill.
Churchill Aluyah resides in Spokane WA and has been battling Tuberculosis which was treated 10 years ago in his home country, Nigeria.
The treatment over time has left scars on his trachea and bronchi tissues. These scars reduce oxygen supply to his right lung while his left lung is being over used and because he was in good health, it was able to sustain him until he had Pneumonia in November 2013.
This condition reduces his oxygen intake and has made him vulnerable to opportunistic illnesses like colds. Right now, the scars on his bronchi needs to be fixed and his trachea and windpipe are currently damaged.
A total of 9 procedures have been done where the surgeon put stents in his upper trachea to enable some oxygen pass to his right lung which only supplies about 10% of oxygen function while his left lung has 90% function and 2 stents on his right bronchi to give more oxygen to his lungs. The scar is what they are battling with. It is a unique condition that almost took his life.
Churchill was in coma/incubated for 8 days and nearly died 5 times. His condition is so severe that he cannot bathe himself or sit upright and can only be wheeled in a bed and not on a wheel chair. Currently, Churchill is on an oxygen tank to aid him to breath. He coughs up blood, is constantly weak; he has chest pain and fever every day.
The Thoracic surgery was done on February 13, 2014 at the University of Washington medical center, Seattle WA.
Churchill’s wish is: “I WANT TO GET BACK ON MY FEET WITHOUT USING THE OXYGEN TANK”.
UPDATE: It is getting more serious and Churchill’s doctors have now informed him that his chances are very slim. Since 1st January 2015, Churchill has done over 20 bronchoscopic and over 20 surgeries. Watch below, the painful suction procedure he also has to go through 6 times every day to clear his airway.
Additionally, Churchill has to make available, a medical jet for doctors in Spokane to regularly fly him to Seattle for ongoing treatments and the medical jet costs $54,000. Watch the short video below to see what I mean.
Despite being in constant pain and being recently dealt the devastating blow that his chances are slim, Churchill remains upbeat and brave and you can even see him goofing around with the doctors and nurses through his pain and discomfort, in some of his videos on his YouTube channel.
It is so touching and heartbreaking to watch, but Churchill shuns pity and explains to me: “I have seen the gate of death 5 times. I have seen and felt real fear and how it feels to be dying. I have been in a coma for 8 days. I have lived on oxygen through my mouth for weeks. It is what it is. Life is about challenges and the challenges it impacts on oneself”.
Please if this has touched your heart, help us spread this message and if possible, alert the Delta State Government to help their son, Churchill Aluya. His of pocket expenses are piling up and we are trying to raise whatever we can to help him. We have an ongoing goal, but whatever you can give will be most appreciated. All the funds go to him directly.
His paypal account is: [email protected] and the name is Churchill Aluya.
His bank details are:
Churchill Aluyah
Chase bank acct number 262280328
Bank code CHASUS33
Routing number 325070760
Chase bank
2903 S Grand Blvd
Spokane WA 99203
Please pray for Churchill and assist in whatever way that you can. Your donations can save his life and will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance and may God bless you.
Egor Efiok.
Contact: [email protected]
