Nigerian Ebola Patient - Obi Justina Ejelonu |
A graduate of Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Obi Justina Ejelonu, was previously working at Otunba Tunwase National Peadiatric Centre Ijebu Ode in Ogun state. Last December, the young nurse volunteered to join a Facebook Group organizing free medical services in Aba to make it a success.
She then relocated to Lagos to work at First Consultant Hospital Obalande. This is the same hospital where first Ebola victim in Nigeria, Patrick Sawyer received treatment before he died.
Justina was among the nurses that cared for Patrick Sawyer. Last week she posted the following on the FB Group and has not been heard from since:
"I never contacted his fluids.i checked his Vitals,helped him with his food.(he was too weak).....i basically touched where his hands touched and dats d only contact.not directly wt his fluids.@a stage,he yanked off his infusion and we had blood everywhere on his bed.....but d ward maids took care of that and changed his linens with great precaution.everypatient is treated as high risk .....if it were airborne,by now wahala for dey.i still thank God."