An assistant lecturer at the University of Media, Arts, and Communication (UniMAC-GIJ), Philip Atawura, has shared the challenges he faced during his kidney transplant journey in India, explaining how he nearly abandoned the procedure due to unexpected setbacks.
Speaking with Etsey Atisu, the Host of The Lowdown, on GhanaWeb TV, he detailed how a trip initially planned for three months dragged to eight months due to legal and medical hurdles they did not anticipate around his donor, among other issues. "I left Ghana on the dawn of August 25, 2023, travelling through Ethiopia to India, which took a total of 14 hours.
The flight to India was smooth because I had thoroughly prepared for it.
I made sure to complete my dialysis a day before to prevent water accumulation in my legs.