After a narrow escape from death from ghastly motor accidents, bedsores have become a thorn in the flesh for spinal cord injury survivors. This preventable condition, coupled with the economic situation, leaves them in perpetual pain, JANET OGUNDEPO reports On January 20, 2010, the Onuohas waved goodbye to their beloved parents and siblings at their ancestral home in Abia State. They had come to the village a few days before Christmas to spend the holiday with them.
It was time to return to the hustle and bustle of Lagos life. After the pleasantries, the family of three found their way to the bus park and boarded a luxurious bus heading to Lagos. While on the way, Favour Onuoha’s four-year-old daughter reminisced on the eventful activities of the last few days and regaled her parents on what she would tell her friends when she resumed school in Lagos.
As their bus approached Benin Road in the afternoon, Favour, told PUNCH Healthwise that the Policemen on the highway requested some money, which the driver refused to give. “One of them threw a big stick at the bus’s windshield and the driver lost control of the bus and diverted into the bush,” she continued. The jostling of the bus and the screams of several passengers as the bus somersaulted was the last thing Favour knew before the world went blurry and dark.
She was later told that she was flung out of the bus and found in a nearby bush unconscious. “I was told that I was in a coma for one week before I awoke and r.