My name is Tony Johnson and my wife's name is Caroline. We are a family of 5 (five) and have been married for over 7 years; blessed with 3 Children, my wife is a Christian actress currently showing on air. (Heaven’s Gate as UJU) and I am an architect by profession. We are members of THE POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH – Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria.
We had plans, hopes and aspirations like any other good citizen of Nigeria would, until my wife was diagnosed to have leukaemia, i.e. (cancer of the Blood) in October 2008, when she was 5 months plus into the pregnancy of our 3rd Child (Oluwatise Johnson).
Initially the cancer was diagnosed at a Private Hospital at Surulere in Lagos, but we were referred to the Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Ikeja. There she was on admission with the pregnancy but a dilemma to save my wife or baby was managed with multiple blood transfusions and treatment until her pregnancy was 7 months 1 week when she suddenly fell into labour, but we thank God both mother and child survived and our 3rd child came into this world on the 17the December 2008.
We thought all was well, since the doctors initially thought she had an acute anaemia, but four weeks after delivery my wife’s immune system and blood levels dropped to 9% PCV and she fell almost into a shock, then further investigations were carried out including a bone marrow test (aspiration and biopsy) and she also had to receive multiple blood transfusions. It was then the doctors gave us the news that my wife has ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKAEMIA TYPE 1 also known as (CANCER of the BLOOD).
Since then, she has been through intensive chemotherapy treatment and blood transfusions hoping that it would help to contain the cancer cells. But now, following further investigations and tests we were advised by the doctors at LASUTH that a bone marrow transplant needs to be done abroad in INDIA. (Please feel free to request backing documents).
A lot of our life-time savings have been spent on hospital admissions, treatments, drugs, investigations, tests and scan. We have currently spent over 2.5million naira but that’s just a phase of the treatment.
Unfortunately, our two older children Omolayo 7 and Imisioluwa 4 struggle to understand or accept what has suddenly happened to their very loving mother.
Please can you find it in your hearts to join the bone marrow register and to make a financial donation to help save my wife’s life and to allow us (together) to see our 3 children mature into good strong adults. We are appealing for your life saving & financial assistance.
We are currently seeking your help and support in raising the funds that will help us travel to India for further investigations and to carry out a bone marrow transplant. The total cost is $50, 000 (fifty thousand US dollars), (Eight million five hundred thousand naira).
Please click on the Save-Caroline-Johnson Just Giving Page, set up by the ACLT Charity to help us save my wife's life. Thank You.
http://www.justgiving.com/Save-Caroline-Johnson/
I can be contacted via the following numbers in Nigeria:
HOME: (+2348023139587).
My office number is: Office no: 018721543.
Thank You. Tony Johnson (Husband of Caroline Johnson)
Alternatively, please contact the ACLT office for further information on tel no. 020 8240 4480
Beverley De-Gale (Co-Founder)
