Former Adentan Member of Parliament, Kojo Adu Asare, has lifted the veil on his grueling six-year battle with end-stage renal illness, together with recommendation for different sufferers.
The veteran politician, identified for his stoic demeanor, revealed that his life was tied to a dialysis machine for six years, after which he underwent a transplant to maintain him alive.
his testimony relating to Asempa FM ecosystem On Friday, Might 15, 2026, a dire image of the bodily, psychological and financial toll of the well being disaster that’s claiming a rising variety of lives throughout the USA was laid naked.
Monetary burden: GH₵8,000 monthly Dialysis alone
Adu Asare revealed the staggering monetary burden of staying alive. At the moment, the price of one dialysis session is fastened at GH650, and with dialysis required thrice every week, the previous lawmaker pays roughly GH1,950 each seven days.
“Dialysis is loopy. For the previous six years, the extent has been fixed. Each week, it is ₵1,950. At one level it was ₵450, then it was ₵550, and now it is ₵650. Each two years there’s a worth improve,” he informed host Philip Osei Bonsu (OB).
That is equal to a whole lot of 1000’s of Ghanaian cedis over six years, a quantity that may crush most bizarre households.
The monetary burden would not cease there, with costly medicine, a sequence of checks, and different medical bills.
A near-fatal “blackout”
The bodily harm is equally devastating. Adu Asare spoke a few horrific incident that just about took his life three years in the past. After an exhausting dialysis session, his blood strain all of the sudden dropped and he collapsed at residence.
“I broke my hip. My blood strain dropped and that was it. I walked away. The home helper saved me…I heard voices within the distance saying, ‘Daddy, daddy, daddy.’ Then I wakened and tried to face up, however I could not.”
The ensuing hip fracture pressured him to rent a full-time driver as a result of he was unable to drive safely whereas managing post-dialysis fatigue, which “weakened the system.”
The hazards of “compounding”
In an impassioned attraction to the general public, a former lawmaker warned in opposition to the usage of unproven natural medicines for kidney illness, which he stated typically speed up the trail to “end-stage” failure.
“When you attain stage 4, you are within the terminal stage. You are caught. There is not any option to reverse something. It is higher to get correct medical care than to depend on (natural) concoctions. You possibly can’t make the scenario worse. Males can inform you all types of tales, however you will find yourself within the emergency room.”
confront the shadow of demise
Regardless of the four-hour classes beginning as early as 7 a.m., Adu Asare stays energetic in public and on the radio. He defined that refusing to “glorify ache” was a aware selection to take care of one’s dignity and psychological well being.
“I am not the kind of one that desires to glorify ache and disappointment. You solely dwell as soon as, so if you must die, die as a contented individual. Do not be a depressing individual, do not die in a depressing method. I wish to do one thing proactive.”
After the interview ended, he remained defiant, declaring that machines might transfer his physique, however his thoughts refuses to sit down nonetheless.
He was joined by former Minister of Roads Mr. Amoako Attah, former Minister of Well being Dr. Bernard Okoye Boye, 2026 NPP flag bearer candidate Dr. Brian Acheampong, former Minister of Lands Samuel Abu Jinapor and Minister of Finance Cassiel. – He expressed his gratitude to a number of individuals who supported him, together with Dr. Ato Forson, Chief of Workers Julius Debra and the President, former NDC Chairman Mr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, and Goldbod CEO Mr. Sammy. Mr Gyimafi, former EPA Administrator Dr Henry Kwabena Kokov, Sekondi MP Andrew Egyapa Mercer and Monetary Intelligence Heart (FIC) Appearing Chief Government Officer Albert Kwadwo Tum Boafo.
His story provides vital weight to the continued nationwide debate concerning the excessive price of kidney care in Ghana and the pressing want for sustainable subsidies for all dialysis sufferers.
