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Thursday 11 April 2013

Cancer patient Funmi Lawal dies

I'm sure you all remember her. Funmi Lawal is the UNILAG law graduate who was diagnosed with malignant sarcoma, a kind of cancer at the shoulder region, who we raised money for on LIB last year. She's the same lady music producer, Don Jazzy donated N2million to. You can read more about her HERE, HERE and HERE

Funmi's left arm had to be amputated in January 2013 to save her life...unfortunately she still didn't make it. She died this morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. The cancer had spread to her lungs and she had completely lost the ability to breathe without a respirator. May her soul rest in peace...amen.

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Anonymous said...

May her soul rest in peace.... Amen

Anonymous said...

Late Gani Fawehinmi of blessed memory, once said that every disease here in Nigeria is a terminal one, due to lack of good and working medical system. May her soul rest in peace.

Unknown said...

May her soul rest in perfect peace.

Apple Juice said...

may her soul rest in peace with the lord. i really feel sad about her death.

Chibuike said...

May her soul rest in peace

Anonymous said...

RIP

Unknown said...

R.I.P dear

Anonymous said...

This is too sad. Nigeria is one of the worst for medical treatment due to lack of equipments and medication.

Banky W told journalists that he had cancer twice in his shoulders and it was removed in the US. He is alive today. people get it once and they die Nigeria. O ma se o! RIP!

In Nigeria, we don't have the culture of being written letters that says that your doctor needs to see you for a check up because nobody cares.

Anonymous said...

RIP...

Anonymous said...

wow very sad... I don't blame ppl who travel abroad for medical care cos the system is not equipped enough for such cases... #fact#...

James Melbin said...

what a pity! may her gentle soul rest in peace

Hope said...

...may her gentle soul rest in peace....

Anonymous said...

RIP dear.

Anonymous said...

May her soul rest in peace Amen

VIRTUOSITY19 said...

It's so sad when young ones die :-( My heart goes out to her family. Remember your God in the days of your youth, people. May her soul RIP.

Anonymous said...

Rest in the bossom of the Lord....

Anonymous said...

RIP Funmi. I'm sure you are in a better place now and the pains all over now. May God give your family the fortitude to bear this great loss.. Really a sad ending

KATE said...

OMG (CRYING) WAT KIND OF CANCER IS DIS? LORD PLS HV MERCY N LET NOT UR CHILDREN DIED DURING OUR YOUNG PLS LORD.HEAL OUR LAND O FATHER PLS DO.
COMFORT HER FAMILY N HP SHE REST IN UR BLOSSOM

Jade8221 said...

awwww so sad may her soul rip....
@ Bukola sorry about ur loss. May her soul rest in peace. Amen

Anonymous said...

I remember she said she has been having issues with that shoulder fr 7yrs now... cancer is deadly but if we. Pay little attention to our body it can be overcomed. Early detection is d best cure for it. So please anyone reading this should take that extra attention to ur body.. that's all youve got.RIP FUNMI.. YOU ARE IN A BETTER PLACE.. WHERE THERE IS NO MORE PAIN AND SORROW

Anonymous said...

Nigerians, in this age of information and technology, ignorance really is a choice. There exists an effective way of preventing build up of cancerous cells without resorting to expensive treatments that wud drain u economically and still let you die. The only problem is that these large pharmaceutical corporations wont let the public become aware of it so that they maintain their stream of income. I would suggest that we all take some time out to read up on the terms "ORGONE ENERGY", "ORGONE ACCUMULATOR", "WILHELM REICH", "CLOUD BUSTER". PLEASE LINDA POST THIS FOR THE GOOD OF OUR PEOPLE

Anonymous said...

Bukola, Sorry about your mum, i cant imagine loosing my mum or any family member. I always have this funny feeling like we all shall live forever. Hardluck, may their sould RIP

Roro said...

Eternal rest grant unto her soul O Lord, let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace.

Anonymous said...

may her soul rest in peace

Anonymous said...

awwwww, so sad. I pray God console, comfort and strengthen her family and friends in Jesus name, Amen. RIP Funmi

onyi said...

RIP

Anonymous said...

So sad! RIP

mike said...

amen

Unknown said...

Funmi may your soul rest in perfect peace!!!

Unknown said...

Funmi may your soul rest in perfect peace!!!

Anonymous said...

may her soul rest in perfect peace.Amen

Anonymous said...


RIP Funmi :( :(

Anonymous said...

Cancer is a bitch. RIP Lawyer Funmi!! My heart goes out to your family.....I pray God be with them all and in everything. Amen!!

Anonymous said...

RIP dear

Anonymous said...

All these synagogue pple.... A lot of people have posted complaints online about how their family members were deceived by your pastor that they were healed of cancer and they stopped taking their medications only to die of the disease.

Pls Google is your friend. It's not fiction, find out for yourself.

Maureen said...

It's so so sad, that a promising young lady like her is gone so soon at the prime of her life. Where is this darned country Nigeria going? We do not even have CAT SCAN MACHINES in the country? This country Nigeria is getting worse by the day. If she has done a scan and biopsy in the earlier, and started chemotherapy, shrunk the tumor and they might have saved her life. Judging from the story, she waited too long and it spread all over. She had Osteosarcoma, also known as osteogenic sarcoma, is the most common type of bone cancer and typically starts in bone cells in the arms, legs or pelvis. It occurs most frequently in individuals between the ages of 10 and 30, and is more common in males than females, had gone too far, judging from the last picture up here, it was in its last stages and it already affected the use of that arm and when diagnosed with any form of cancer, after a biopsy or scan , the next form of treatment would be to remove the cancerous cyst and start chemotherapy immediately! And stunt or completely stop the cancer, and do regular testing to see the progress, but trusting our country Nigeria, nobody cares, it's all good when the pain is gone.
I am studying medicine and have taken care of patients that were worse of and they are doing great today. Nigerian government have to build a healthcare system were everyone had an opportunity to get healthcare. In the USA, we pay monthly for health insurance, even when you are fine, it's a monthly thing, there are different types, u choose what plan you want, i.e, I pay $700/month for mine, I had ankle surgery in June of last year with a metal spring and screws in my ankle, the surgery cost $49,000, but all I had to pay out was $4,000 out of my pocket and the insurance covered the rest. This is the benefit of having insurance here. For those that do not have insurance, they still get treated, they never get refused, they get on a payment plan or just let you go, but of course, we the tax payers pay one way or the other for those people.
We must adopt a system of health insurance in Nigeria, where people can get the kind of treatment they need, instead of begging for money to get treatment, then by the time they get the money, it's too late. We have to adopt the habit of going for full check up, at the beginning of every year, especially women, even when you feel good, most times its always at a late stage before we get help. The nigerian government has to wake up, needs to establish even if its 1 specialist hospital in the entire country, just for cancer treatment, that would be enough, instead they steal and hide money elsewhere for their selfish needs. It's so sad, the country is really going to the dogs! God save Nigeria.
Rest in peace lady, gone too soon.

Maureen said...

It's so so sad, that a promising young lady like her is gone so soon at the prime of her life. Where is this darned country Nigeria going? We do not even have CAT SCAN MACHINES in the country? This country Nigeria is getting worse by the day. If she has done a scan and biopsy in the earlier, and started chemotherapy, shrunk the tumor and they might have saved her life. Judging from the story, she waited too long and it spread all over. She had Osteosarcoma, also known as osteogenic sarcoma, is the most common type of bone cancer and typically starts in bone cells in the arms, legs or pelvis. It occurs most frequently in individuals between the ages of 10 and 30, and is more common in males than females, had gone too far, judging from the last picture up here, it was in its last stages and it already affected the use of that arm and when diagnosed with any form of cancer, after a biopsy or scan , the next form of treatment would be to remove the cancerous cyst and start chemotherapy immediately! And stunt or completely stop the cancer, and do regular testing to see the progress, but trusting our country Nigeria, nobody cares, it's all good when the pain is gone.
I am studying medicine and have taken care of patients that were worse of and they are doing great today. Nigerian government have to build a healthcare system were everyone had an opportunity to get healthcare. In the USA, we pay monthly for health insurance, even when you are fine, it's a monthly thing, there are different types, u choose what plan you want, i.e, I pay $700/month for mine, I had ankle surgery in June of last year with a metal spring and screws in my ankle, the surgery cost $49,000, but all I had to pay out was $4,000 out of my pocket and the insurance covered the rest. This is the benefit of having insurance here. For those that do not have insurance, they still get treated, they never get refused, they get on a payment plan or just let you go, but of course, we the tax payers pay one way or the other for those people.
We must adopt a system of health insurance in Nigeria, where people can get the kind of treatment they need, instead of begging for money to get treatment, then by the time they get the money, it's too late. We have to adopt the habit of going for full check up, at the beginning of every year, especially women, even when you feel good, most times its always at a late stage before we get help. The nigerian government has to wake up, needs to establish even if its 1 specialist hospital in the entire country, just for cancer treatment, that would be enough, instead they steal and hide money elsewhere for their selfish needs. It's so sad, the country is really going to the dogs! God save Nigeria.
Rest in peace lady, gone too soon.

SLIM ALOOMA said...

Ameen

Anonymous said...

May her Soul rest in Peace....AMEN

Anonymous said...

RIP

Unknown said...

Oh dear, may she find eternal rest with the Lord.

Anonymous said...

RIP FUNMI?????POKAA..

Anonymous said...

RIP sis...@djfxnija

Anonymous said...

rest in peace. @djfxnija

Shasore K. O. said...

Go rest in the blissful bosoms of the Lord Funmi.

Anonymous said...

R. I. P. Gurl! Sleep on in d Lord's bossom! May God grant her family d strength 2 bear d loss. How I wish a cure 4. Cancer could b found
Sallysmart

Anonymous said...

rest in peace dear. God is taking care of you now.

www.thebanquethall.blogspot.com said...

I hope she made heaven..may God console her loved ones in Jesus name...Please visit this Christian blog, www.thebanquethall.blogspot.com
God bless you.

Anonymous said...

Finally you've found rest. Sleep on.

MY TURN said...

OHHHH NOOOO!!!!GOD REST YOUR SOUL FUNMI

Unknown said...

May her soul rest in perfect peace. Amen

Anonymous said...

RIP Funmi.

Fabian said...

Rest in peace dear. May God grant you eternal rest.

Psandra said...

Really sad. May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Amen!
My prayers are with her loved ones, may God grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.

@Koonley said...

RIP dear Funmi! You're a warrior much as you fought this cancer. I know you're in a peaceful place now. Rest on beloved. Its so sad ( -̩̩̩͡˛ -̩̩̩͡)

Anonymous said...

RIP

Anonymous said...

RIP funmi lawal, may u find rest in d bossom of d lord NEESOLAH

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