A 38-year-old Ghanaian man, Ernest Opoku, has sadly passed away from kidney disease after five years of financially ruinous dialysis treatment.
Ernest was reported dead today, November 8th 2022, via a post shared on social media by Okay Fm.
Earlier this year, Abigail Ashley of Okay Fm chronicled Opoku’s struggle in a documentary.
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He had been suffering from kidney disease since 2017 and has been spending a fortune every single week to receive dialysis treatment.
According to Opoku, he spends GH350 for dialysis, Gh180 for EPO IU/ml , Gh150 for Iron Sucrose treatments on a single session, which occurs three times a week!
He essentially spends Ghc 2,040 every week just to stay alive – and these costs are minus what else he spends on medication prescribed for him!
Opoku had been soliciting for funds to travel outside for a kidney transplant from as far back as 2018 but that apparently never materialised.
Today, Okay Fm reported the sad news of his death.
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“5years on the Machine Still he couldn’t make it, 🥲 We Lost Ernest Opoku #restwell,” Okay Fm posted on Instagram.
Prior to falling ill, Ernest, who held an HND in Building and Construction, worked as a foreman. He later took to selling tailored African wear and authentic replica jerseys.
May he rest in peace.
Source: GhanaCelebrities.Com