Nairobi Lady Battling Lung Complications and Asthma Seeks Help to Buy Oxygen Concentrator
- Mercy Mueni, a Nairobi woman, is battling multiple respiratory illnesses, including lung fibrosis, Cor Pulmonale, and asthma
- Doctors have recommended home-based care, which includes a portable oxygen concentrator and medicines
- Mercy needs a total of KSh 100,000, where KSh 80,000 is for the concentrator and KSh 20,000 for medicines
- She lives with her mother and siblings and is financially strained, especially due to ongoing hospital bills
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A Nairobi woman who is battling a couple of respiratory illnesses, including asthma, is now seeking help to buy a portable oxygen concentrator worth KSh 100,000.
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Mercy Mueni, who has been receiving treatment at the Kenyatta National Hospital, disclosed that she was diagnosed with lung fibrosis, Cor Pulmonale and asthma, all of which have made breathing extremely difficult.
Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, the young lady said she needs about KSh 100,000 to buy a portable oxygen concentrator, as prescribed by the doctors who have been treating her.
"The doctors told me I need home-based care, which includes a portable oxygen concentrator and also medicine to manage this condition. The concentrator goes for KSh 80,000 and the medicine about KSh 20,000," she said.
Mueni said that, between paying her current hospital bills and other treatment needs, she is unable to raise the money for the portable device that she desperately needs to survive.
"I currently live with my mum, my siblings, and I am unable to raise the amount needed. I plead with well-wishers to help me, please," she said.
To reach Mercy, call her on 0746 884373.
What is an oxygen concentrator and its uses?
Information shared by the Cleveland Clinic shows that a portable oxygen concentrator is a light, small and quiet device that allows a patient to receive supplemental oxygen.
An oxygen concentrator takes in air from the surroundings, filters out nitrogen, and delivers oxygen-rich air with a concentration of about 90% to 95% to a patient battling illnesses such as asthma, lung cancer, and heart failure, among others.
The concentrator differs from the oxygen tank because it filters the air while an oxygen tank delivers liquid or gaseous oxygen.
It also does not require refilling or replacing when you run out of oxygen like a tank, as it continuously purifies the air and delivers it to the patient.
The patient inhales the oxygen through either a plastic mask that covers the mouth and nose or a soft, flexible tube with two prongs that rest inside the nostrils
Using an oxygen concentrator without a doctor's guidance and prescription is not advised.
Murang'a family seeks help for ailing girl
In other news, a Murang'a father also pleaded for help to raise Ksh 18 million needed to clear his 10-year-old daughter's medical bill.
Gabriel Nyamu narrated how his young daughter had been in and out of hospitals for 29 weeks after she was diagnosed with a rare medical condition, Idiopathic Chylothorax.
He said his daughter deeply misses school and her friends and could not wait to feel better.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
