Woman in UK Shares Why She Returned to Nigeria For Her Daughter’s Surgery, Sparks Mixed Reactions
- A Nigerian mum in the UK shares why she returned to Nigeria to get her daughter’s surgery done
- She gave details of how her child’s health issues were handled in the UK and why she decided to move to Nigeria for the surgery
- Many who came across the woman's post opened up about their personal experiences with healthcare abroad
A Nigerian woman living in the United Kingdom shared why she came back to her country for her daughter's surgery
She opened up about her daughter's medical conditions and what led her to make the move.
Source: TikTok
In a video by @olive_daniel on TikTok, the woman said she made complaints to the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK but didn't get a satisfactory response.
Her video was captioned:
"When they asked me why did you travel to Nigeria to get your daughter's surgery. When e reach your turn, wait till something happend to your child, continue trusting NHS.
"Never trusting the NHS, I complained but no one listened to me saying my daughter was fine when I knew she wasn’t. When I am brave enough I will share my story. I am just happy she’s ok."
She added in the comments:
"We have been constant visitors to the hospital with concerns with her breathing since 6weeks after birth and they have been telling me is normal and she will outgrow it."
Watch the video below:
In a chat with Legit.ng, Harriet George, a Nigerian lady in Canada, shared the difference she experienced between hospitals in both countries.
She said:
"In Nigeria, they need to work on a lot of things. Nurses are supposed to be nice. They're supposed to be loving. That's all I got to understand from being in Canada. But in Nigeria, being a nurse is like saying the person is wicked. I know that being a nurse, you have to have a tough heart. But they are also very mean; extremely mean. But over here in Canada, for instance, the nurses are so extremely nice."
Reactions trail mother's daughter's surgery in Nigeria
@heavensmommy10 said:
"Na mumu Dey believe those twitter folks that are always talking about how abroad is better in terms of emergencies. Me wey I Dey Canada sef, I was consulting Nigerian doctors back home and they are the ones that understood what was wrong with me. My husband said that na only machine this ones get pass us, our doctors clear them in terms of intelligence and medical knowledge."
@HGP DIVAS WEARS said:
"I went to nigeria with my 8weeks baby too ahe had whooping cough and was treated but she kept on whistling while sleeping and was lean, breathing was not good. We stayed 4months in naija while she was getting treated she is almost 2 now. Mothers follow your instincts."
@fortunate_nenye said:
"So touching."
@Babyfaze04 said:
"You took the best decision,I had travel to Nigeria for my surgery.NHS keep telling me they don't know the cause of wat is happening to me for 1year & 5months."
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In related stories, a US-based mum reunited with her daughter after two years, while another shares how she brought her sister to live with her in the UK after four years.
Lady uses barrel to ship items to Nigeria
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a lady in the United Kingdom shared how she shipped goods to Nigeria using a barrel instead of air freight.
She revealed that the cost of shipping via barrel was half the price of air freight, which costs over N1 million.
The lady gave a breakdown of the total amount she spent and how long it took for her family to receive the goods in Nigeria.
Source: Legit.ng
