Mother of Rosemary Boadu – a 13-year-old girl kidney failure patient has thanked Ibrahim Mahama for paying for the cost of her daughter’s kidney transplant.
Mahama, brother of the former president and CEO of Engineers & Planners and Dzata Cement paid the $25,000 amount required for the transplant Rosemary desperately needs.
Grace Akweley, in an interview on Joy Prime’s Changes Show, expressed appreciation and prayed for all those who played varying roles in bringing relief to her family.
“God bless everyone who has helped us. I never imagined something like this would happen, making it possible for my child to live like other kids,” she stressed.
Joy News report on young Rosemary
Rosemary’s journey began at age 13 when her health issues rapidly escalated into a diagnosis that upended her life. What seemed like minor discomforts soon became a life-altering battle with kidney failure, requiring her to endure twice-weekly dialysis sessions to stay alive.
The treatment, which has sustained her for the past four years, has also placed significant financial strain on her family. Rosemary and her mother had to relocate from the Oti Region to Accra to access treatment at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, relying heavily on donations and enduring the daily uncertainty of how they would fund each dialysis session.
The story of Rosemary’s struggles was brought to light in the JoyNews feature titled Dialysis at 13, produced by Emmanuel Dzivenu, which highlighted the financial and emotional toll on her family and their unending search for help.
Her mother, Grace, recounted the heartbreaking reality of missing treatments when they could not find the funds for transportation or daily necessities like food.
With Mahama’s support, Rosemary will begin pre-transplant evaluations next week, and her family is filled with optimism that this surgery will allow her to live a normal life and return to school. For Rosemary, this intervention brings her closer to achieving her dream of becoming a doctor – a vision inspired by her own medical journey.
Grace also expressed gratitude to everyone who contributed, describing this outpouring of support as more than financial aid, but as a beacon of hope for a brighter future.
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