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Portia Afriyie: 25-year-old Maths teacher has 'melting' hip; needs GHc32k or risks getting paralyzed

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 11:32 AM by Ebenezer Agbey Quist 2 min read

- 25-year-old Ghanaian female Maths teacher, Portia Afriyie, has a condition on her left hip that has gotten it 'melted'

- The medical name of the sickness is Avascular Necrosis of the left hip and the young lady needs GHc 32k for corrective surgery or risks getting paralyzed

- All donations can be made to the account name Portia Afriyie Obeng on 0245509036 to support her treatment

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Portia Afriyie, a 25-year-old Ghanaian female Mathematics teacher has developed a medical condition called Avascular Necrosis of the left hip and needs surgery.

A report by starrfm.com.gh indicates that the young lady needs GHc 32,000 for urgent surgery or risks getting paralyzed as a result of the condition.

Portia is not only a rare female Mathematics teacher but the only one at the Katakyiwa M/A Basic School in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region.

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Portia Afriyie: 25-year-old lady Maths teacher has 'melting' hip; needs GHc32k or risks getting paralyzed Credit: Starrfm.com.gh
Source: UGC

Dr Ballu Sibiri, the Orthopaedic/Spine Surgeon at the Wenchi Methodist Hospital, who diagnosed Portia indicated that she requires a total replacement of her hip through open surgery quickly before the situation gets out of hand.

According to him, the 25-year-old teacher's left hip bone has sharply deformed with all her cartilages gone, leaving just a little that they can hold to perform the replacement surgery.

What makes the situation a little dire is that the young Maths teacher is also a sickle cell patient.

It is confirmed that all donations can be made to the account name Portia Afriyie Obeng on 0245509036 to support her treatment

Meanwhile, Richard Frimpong, a Ghanaian man who was in the United Kingdom in 2020 and contracted COVID-19 went into a coma as a result and has woken up after eight months.

In a video shared on the verified Facebook handle of Daily Graphic, Richard was seen being heralded and cheered on by a parade of medical staff in the hospital who were inexplicably excited that he has come around.

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The Ghanaian man himself was calm as he was being walked down a staircase, probably because he had little idea how much everyone longed for him to come around.

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Ebenezer Agbey Quist (HOD Human-Interest) Ebenezer Agbey Quist is the Head of the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST (2017) with 8 years of experience as a writer and 3 years as an editor. He has certificates in AFP courses on digital investigation techniques. At YEN.com.gh, Ebenezer has won the Outstanding Achievement for Professional Conduct Award and the Best Human Interest Editor Award. He is also the author of 3 books. You can contact him via ebenezer.quist@yen.com.gh.

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