Rita Quaye, a Ghanaian resident in South Africa, has shared her ordeal after childbirth in South Africa.
Rita, who is currently mobility impaired, in an interview with Elvis Anokye, known in the media fraternity as Kwaku Anane Junior on Elvis Anokye TV, said she came to know about her condition through childbirth.
Rita has faced significant obstacles due to her condition of sickle cell anemia and undergoing a hip replacement surgery.
According to Rita, her ordeal began after she gave birth to her 2nd child through a cesarean section, which she revealed was a second surgery since she delivered her first child in Ghana through a cesarean section.
“I went to labor and suffered a mobility impairment, I was told by the Doctor that I am suffering from sickle cell anemia, I was putting on medication to treat the sickle cell anemia which by the grace of God, I was able to walk again.
“But one day, I felt pains again in my legs so basically, I became mobility impaired through childbirth. I was able to walk after feeling the walk after sometime but I was feeling pains along. I went to the hospital one day and I was told to undertake a hip replacement and after that, I can’t walk again.
“I have undergone surgery three different times, the first two were during childbirth and the last one was on the hip replacement.” She said.
Rita continued, “When I was seven month old pregnant, I woke up one day and couldn’t feel my legs again, I was rushed to the hospital, the doctors performed a cesarean section to deliver the child.
“Things became really hard after that because the man I was with, was dating another lady and as a result of that, he was not supporting his child neither was he supporting me, so I had to relocate and after relocating, I was diagnosed with another which led to the hip replacement.”
Rita Quaye, despite her health condition is currently battling a debt of GHc8,000 and appeals to the public to support her to settle the debt.
“When I was coming to South Africa, I was owing the person who brought me to South Africa 12,000 ZAR, the brother of the man I was living with in South Africa helped me to pay 5,000 ZAR of the money but I stopped calling him because he was demanding for his money which I couldn’t pay.
“Currently, I am not in touch with the brother of the man I was living with because I owe him 5,000 ZAR which I can’t pay so I have not called to inform him about my current condition but the man I was living with is not supporting me despite knowing my current condition.
“I am currently owing GHc8,000 and I don’t know how to settle that debt.”
Source: Elvisanokyenews.com
