My mom called me panicking yesterday as she told me there was a family emergency happening back home in Nigeria. My aunt's first daughter,
Ada Nkume (18) had been experiencing massive headaches during her second year at Law School and was sent to the local hospital. Without enough information, the doctors began treating her for meningitis and assumed she would be fine with just antibiotics. Even though her conditions hadn't improved,
Ada was sent home. As time went on, it became impossible for her to fall asleep as her headaches had intensified. My aunt rushed
Ada to the hospital late last week where the doctors finally ran an MRI, angiogram, and a CAT scan on
Ada revealing she had been suffering from a ruptured brain aneurysm this entire time.
Ada's situation requires surgery ASAP before her conditions begin to worsen. I met my cousin
Ada during Christmas of 2017 when I visited Nigeria for the first time, and she is a quiet kid who just wants an opportunity to live a successful life. I love my cousins and I'm doing everything I can to ensure their sister survives this emergency. Please give my cousin
Ada a fair chance at living a long and healthy life.
