in 2015 a very dear friend of mine topper she called me and I remember
topper she called me and I remember
topper she called me and I remember clearly talk wise telephone call I was
clearly talk wise telephone call I was
clearly talk wise telephone call I was scared and equally surprised cause she
scared and equally surprised cause she
scared and equally surprised cause she sent me this picture so you can imagine
sent me this picture so you can imagine
sent me this picture so you can imagine the horror you can imagine the fear I
the horror you can imagine the fear I
the horror you can imagine the fear I didn’t understand what the picture meant
didn’t understand what the picture meant
didn’t understand what the picture meant this was after she had told me that she
this was after she had told me that she
this was after she had told me that she was going to hang up and send me a
was going to hang up and send me a
was going to hang up and send me a message on whatsapp so top.i sends this
message on whatsapp so top.i sends this
message on whatsapp so top.i sends this first picture and I asked her what the
first picture and I asked her what the
first picture and I asked her what the picture meant and talked I told me the
picture meant and talked I told me the
picture meant and talked I told me the then few day old baby was born with
then few day old baby was born with
then few day old baby was born with cancer in his eyes clearly Shinya would
cancer in his eyes clearly Shinya would
cancer in his eyes clearly Shinya would relate to this story because I also
relate to this story because I also
relate to this story because I also survived cancer 11 years ago the moment
survived cancer 11 years ago the moment
survived cancer 11 years ago the moment I saw the picture his name by the way is
I saw the picture his name by the way is
I saw the picture his name by the way is Victor and he was in pains without a
Victor and he was in pains without a
Victor and he was in pains without a doubt he was born this way like
doubt he was born this way like
doubt he was born this way like literally I told her to give me a few
literally I told her to give me a few
literally I told her to give me a few minutes which eventually turned into
minutes which eventually turned into
minutes which eventually turned into hours I was the solution I couldn’t come
hours I was the solution I couldn’t come
hours I was the solution I couldn’t come up with the money
up with the money
up with the money three million era where was I supposed
three million era where was I supposed
three million era where was I supposed to get three million era from not for me
to get three million era from not for me
to get three million era from not for me not for my immediate environment not
not for my immediate environment not
not for my immediate environment not from anyone around me and about three
from anyone around me and about three
from anyone around me and about three hours later I remember going through my
hours later I remember going through my
hours later I remember going through my phone and checking contacts then it
phone and checking contacts then it
phone and checking contacts then it occurred to me that I need someone who
occurred to me that I need someone who
occurred to me that I need someone who what to do lego State Ministry of Health
what to do lego State Ministry of Health
what to do lego State Ministry of Health then I called the person and then a
then I called the person and then a
then I called the person and then a person said send me a picture I send
person said send me a picture I send
person said send me a picture I send this first picture and he immediately
this first picture and he immediately
this first picture and he immediately calls me back and tells me ask the
calls me back and tells me ask the
calls me back and tells me ask the family to immediately submit a letter to
family to immediately submit a letter to
family to immediately submit a letter to the commission of Health’s office with
the commission of Health’s office with
the commission of Health’s office with all the evidences that he has thankfully
all the evidences that he has thankfully
all the evidences that he has thankfully the family was currently at the Lagos
the family was currently at the Lagos
the family was currently at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and
State University Teaching Hospital and
State University Teaching Hospital and because it’s run by the Lagos State
because it’s run by the Lagos State
because it’s run by the Lagos State government
government
government I figured it would have been easier for
I figured it would have been easier for
I figured it would have been easier for the llegaste comment to come on board in
the llegaste comment to come on board in
the llegaste comment to come on board in three days mr. Amano Victor’s father
three days mr. Amano Victor’s father
three days mr. Amano Victor’s father called me and sends me this picture he
called me and sends me this picture he
called me and sends me this picture he had successfully undergone the surgery
had successfully undergone the surgery
had successfully undergone the surgery and thankfully enough the Lagos State
and thankfully enough the Lagos State
and thankfully enough the Lagos State government had not only agreed and
government had not only agreed and
government had not only agreed and accepted that they will pay for the
accepted that they will pay for the
accepted that they will pay for the surgery but also that he’ll pay for his
surgery but also that he’ll pay for his
surgery but also that he’ll pay for his post-surgery expenses I was in shock
post-surgery expenses I was in shock
post-surgery expenses I was in shock all I did was pick up my phone and then
all I did was pick up my phone and then
all I did was pick up my phone and then make that one call the power of network
make that one call the power of network
make that one call the power of network I’m a recipient of goodwill I have so
I’m a recipient of goodwill I have so
I’m a recipient of goodwill I have so many stories to share but I’ll share
many stories to share but I’ll share
many stories to share but I’ll share this one story when eventually had
this one story when eventually had
this one story when eventually had arrived at the University College
arrived at the University College
arrived at the University College Hospital in Thibodaux during the whole
Hospital in Thibodaux during the whole
Hospital in Thibodaux during the whole journey of cancer I remember so clearly
journey of cancer I remember so clearly
journey of cancer I remember so clearly that the doctors were by my bedside and
that the doctors were by my bedside and
that the doctors were by my bedside and I just told me that I needed blood
I just told me that I needed blood
I just told me that I needed blood transfusion there was nobody to give me
transfusion there was nobody to give me
transfusion there was nobody to give me blood I’m an only child of both my
blood I’m an only child of both my
blood I’m an only child of both my parents so my father had been with me my
parents so my father had been with me my
parents so my father had been with me my mother had severe you know out of the
mother had severe you know out of the
mother had severe you know out of the hospital so on had to work for the money
hospital so on had to work for the money
hospital so on had to work for the money to pay for the medical expenses and a
to pay for the medical expenses and a
to pay for the medical expenses and a few minutes before the doctors arrived a
few minutes before the doctors arrived a
few minutes before the doctors arrived a friend of mine and a whole meet had
friend of mine and a whole meet had
friend of mine and a whole meet had called me to tell me that he had a
called me to tell me that he had a
called me to tell me that he had a friend in news eh who was a student
friend in news eh who was a student
friend in news eh who was a student doctor at that time and incidentally dr.
doctor at that time and incidentally dr.
doctor at that time and incidentally dr. Londo Advani was by my bedside when my
Londo Advani was by my bedside when my
Londo Advani was by my bedside when my orthopedic surgeon was telling me young
orthopedic surgeon was telling me young
orthopedic surgeon was telling me young lady you need three pints of blood
lady you need three pints of blood
lady you need three pints of blood you know what to get blood from I
you know what to get blood from I
you know what to get blood from I remember making a call and the first
remember making a call and the first
remember making a call and the first first thing I thought to call didn’t
first thing I thought to call didn’t
first thing I thought to call didn’t even bother to think about it just went
even bother to think about it just went
even bother to think about it just went oh I’m sorry I can’t do any blood my
oh I’m sorry I can’t do any blood my
oh I’m sorry I can’t do any blood my walls literally almost ended dr. Lowrey
walls literally almost ended dr. Lowrey
walls literally almost ended dr. Lowrey wali noticed that I was bewildered and
wali noticed that I was bewildered and
wali noticed that I was bewildered and then he immediately said to me oh great
then he immediately said to me oh great
then he immediately said to me oh great I’ll donate blood for you I’m like huh
I’ll donate blood for you I’m like huh
I’ll donate blood for you I’m like huh and then he didn’t stop there he went I
and then he didn’t stop there he went I
and then he didn’t stop there he went I had to say I’ll donate blood for you and
had to say I’ll donate blood for you and
had to say I’ll donate blood for you and also get my friends to donate blood for
also get my friends to donate blood for
also get my friends to donate blood for you this was the first time I was ever
you this was the first time I was ever
you this was the first time I was ever meeting dr. addy Wally
meeting dr. addy Wally
meeting dr. addy Wally we had barely spoken for over five 10
we had barely spoken for over five 10
we had barely spoken for over five 10 minutes if my memories
minutes if my memories
minutes if my memories my rights and this stranger decides to
my rights and this stranger decides to
my rights and this stranger decides to donate blood for this one person who was
donate blood for this one person who was
donate blood for this one person who was in a fight for their life fighting
in a fight for their life fighting
in a fight for their life fighting against cancer so when I tell you that I
against cancer so when I tell you that I
against cancer so when I tell you that I know what goodwill means I think you
know what goodwill means I think you
know what goodwill means I think you should take it from me I then also
should take it from me I then also
should take it from me I then also remember the story of a friend so this
remember the story of a friend so this
remember the story of a friend so this friend of mine had told me about her
friend of mine had told me about her
friend of mine had told me about her Sakura school friend of hers whose
Sakura school friend of hers whose
Sakura school friend of hers whose cousin lived in Abuja with his family
cousin lived in Abuja with his family
cousin lived in Abuja with his family and surprisingly not everything had to
and surprisingly not everything had to
and surprisingly not everything had to do with cancer in that season of my life
do with cancer in that season of my life
do with cancer in that season of my life and I she sent me this picture three
and I she sent me this picture three
and I she sent me this picture three year old Angela unfortunately did not
year old Angela unfortunately did not
year old Angela unfortunately did not win his fight against cancer but was
win his fight against cancer but was
win his fight against cancer but was anything that stood out the most – not
anything that stood out the most – not
anything that stood out the most – not just me but to the family as a fact that
just me but to the family as a fact that
just me but to the family as a fact that a community of people were breathitt
a community of people were breathitt
a community of people were breathitt from that boy’s story I remember very
from that boy’s story I remember very
from that boy’s story I remember very well telling the family that I don’t
well telling the family that I don’t
well telling the family that I don’t have four millionaire that you’re
have four millionaire that you’re
have four millionaire that you’re looking for but I have a platform
looking for but I have a platform
looking for but I have a platform because I walk on radio and I need that
because I walk on radio and I need that
because I walk on radio and I need that in order not to inundate my listeners
in order not to inundate my listeners
in order not to inundate my listeners because of the myriad of stories every
because of the myriad of stories every
because of the myriad of stories every weekly we hear asking for one help or
weekly we hear asking for one help or
weekly we hear asking for one help or the other I knew this one story was a
the other I knew this one story was a
the other I knew this one story was a story I needed to share to my listeners
story I needed to share to my listeners
story I needed to share to my listeners and in two days till date it still beats
and in two days till date it still beats
and in two days till date it still beats me we were able to raise over 4 million
me we were able to raise over 4 million
me we were able to raise over 4 million lire for annular to fight cancer Anana
lire for annular to fight cancer Anana
lire for annular to fight cancer Anana unfortunately passed on after weeks and
unfortunately passed on after weeks and
unfortunately passed on after weeks and weeks of treatment his body was too
weeks of treatment his body was too
weeks of treatment his body was too fragile for the radiotherapy and
fragile for the radiotherapy and
fragile for the radiotherapy and chemotherapy and all the exposure and
chemotherapy and all the exposure and
chemotherapy and all the exposure and the toxins that he had been exposed to
the toxins that he had been exposed to
the toxins that he had been exposed to well I remember that meeting the family
well I remember that meeting the family
well I remember that meeting the family for the first time in our scene abuja
for the first time in our scene abuja
for the first time in our scene abuja wandering that struck me the most that
wandering that struck me the most that
wandering that struck me the most that the family shared with me was would ever
the family shared with me was would ever
the family shared with me was would ever remain grateful primarily not because of
remain grateful primarily not because of
remain grateful primarily not because of the money or the funds that were raised
the money or the funds that were raised
the money or the funds that were raised but because of the community of people
but because of the community of people
but because of the community of people that continue to exist or in general a
that continue to exist or in general a
that continue to exist or in general a story every now and then these
story every now and then these
story every now and then these individuals still reach out to the
individuals still reach out to the
individuals still reach out to the family to ask them how they are doing
family to ask them how they are doing
family to ask them how they are doing this individuals call the family these
this individuals call the family these
this individuals call the family these individuals leave messages on social
individuals leave messages on social
individuals leave messages on social media some individuals have gone as far
media some individuals have gone as far
media some individuals have gone as far as calling me and asking for the
as calling me and asking for the
as calling me and asking for the telephone number for his father
telephone number for his father
telephone number for his father this is two years after in your last
this is two years after in your last
this is two years after in your last test without a doubt and I’d wonder why
test without a doubt and I’d wonder why
test without a doubt and I’d wonder why the rhetoric you said every time I’m
the rhetoric you said every time I’m
the rhetoric you said every time I’m quite often we hear given everybody
quite often we hear given everybody
quite often we hear given everybody thinks I’m partying this morning and
thinks I’m partying this morning and
thinks I’m partying this morning and Victor’s story Victor is alive today he
Victor’s story Victor is alive today he
Victor’s story Victor is alive today he just clocked – and this is Victor his
just clocked – and this is Victor his
just clocked – and this is Victor his father mother and his younger sister the
father mother and his younger sister the
father mother and his younger sister the only reason because standing and alive
only reason because standing and alive
only reason because standing and alive today is primarily based on the power of
today is primarily based on the power of
today is primarily based on the power of the network that I had on my mobile
the network that I had on my mobile
the network that I had on my mobile phone and I decided to use it oh is it
phone and I decided to use it oh is it
phone and I decided to use it oh is it me who’s sitting here there has doctor
me who’s sitting here there has doctor
me who’s sitting here there has doctor at the wall his blood flowing through me
at the wall his blood flowing through me
at the wall his blood flowing through me and his friends I remember once I looked
and his friends I remember once I looked
and his friends I remember once I looked for his job when he looked at me as a
for his job when he looked at me as a
for his job when he looked at me as a please return my blood I’m like yeah I’m
please return my blood I’m like yeah I’m
please return my blood I’m like yeah I’m sitting here because these strangers
sitting here because these strangers
sitting here because these strangers understood the power of giving that he
understood the power of giving that he
understood the power of giving that he transcended not just money was it with
transcended not just money was it with
transcended not just money was it with any other story and how the community of
any other story and how the community of
any other story and how the community of individuals was created for this family
individuals was created for this family
individuals was created for this family not just the family interestingly enough
not just the family interestingly enough
not just the family interestingly enough but for their friends their neighbors
but for their friends their neighbors
but for their friends their neighbors his father’s co-workers and every single
his father’s co-workers and every single
his father’s co-workers and every single individual that had the story the next
individual that had the story the next
individual that had the story the next time someone tells you to give these to
time someone tells you to give these to
time someone tells you to give these to me people to not think about how much
me people to not think about how much
me people to not think about how much you have in your pockets or how much
you have in your pockets or how much
you have in your pockets or how much you’re worth your bank accounts lets
you’re worth your bank accounts lets
you’re worth your bank accounts lets humanity come first I recently heard
humanity come first I recently heard
humanity come first I recently heard someone saying that no culture is older
someone saying that no culture is older
someone saying that no culture is older that being human I have seen Nigerians
that being human I have seen Nigerians
that being human I have seen Nigerians be human to one another so please let’s
be human to one another so please let’s
be human to one another so please let’s remember humanity first thank you
remember humanity first thank you
remember humanity first thank you [Applause]
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