Heartbreaking! Dreams of becoming a lawyer shattered after kidney failure diagnosis |

Thousands of Ghanaians are diagnosed of kidney failure annually and have to deal with the huge cost of treatment for the rest of their lives.

For a few, they are able to raise enough funds and get donors for transplants but many lose their lives due to their failure to do this.

In this episode of #SayitLoud, Ishmael Batoma sits with a man who has been battling kidney failure for years to find out what he goes through daily.

With interviews like this, GhanaWeb hopes to get the attention of authorities to the plight of these people so actions are taken to make their lives and treatment less stressful.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Montage plays
00:07 - Intro
01:19 - What was life like before your diagnosis?
02:07 - When were you diagnosed of Kidney failure and what event transpired before?
03:15 - How were you feeling when the doctor told you about your condition?
04:18 - Were you told about the cause?
04:53 - How has it affected you?
06:08 - What are some of the foods that you can't eat anymore?
08:05 - How did it feel knowing your dream of becoming a lawyer is impossible?
09:11 - Were there any alternative when you finally decided to for go your dream of becoming a lawyer?
10:03 - How have you been coping with the cost of treatment?
11:08 - How many section do you do in a week?
12:00 - How do you feel when you go for your dialysis once a week instead of the thrice a week?
13:00 - What happens when you miss a dialysis and how do you manage the effects it comes with?
15:00 - What does the dialysis machine do?
18:19 - Break
18:38 - What are some of the processes you go through during your treatment?
22:47 - Have you been able to get a donor?
23:47 - How your illness affected your relationship with your family in anyway?
26:54 - How has the Renal Patient Association in Korlebu help with you being a member?
28:15 - How do you feel when the renal unit is closed?
29:17 - How do you feel when you hear that another kidney patient is dead?
31:14 - Have you benefited from the support from the government?
33:33 - Have you lost a close relation due to lack of treatment and how did you feel?
35:21 - How do you feel about the Organ Donation Legislation Campaign being done by GhanaWeb?
39:58 - How to help support Michael.
41:23 - End

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