LONDON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- A Ghanaian woman deported from Britain has been unable to find appropriate dialysis care for her myeloma in her native land.
The BBC said Saturday that since British officials deported Ama Sumani, the terminally ill Ghanaian native has been forced to forgo the medical treatment keeping her alive because she can't afford it.
British officials deported the 39-year-old woman after her student visa expired, preventing her from continuing kidney dialysis at the University Hospital of Wales.
After returning to Ghana, Sumani learned medical treatment would cost her $6,000 for three months, a price she cannot afford.
Her attorney, Sara Changer, said that while British officials offered to pay for her client's first three months, their offer and Syman's deportation was unacceptable.
"It's just so sad; her only future now is death," she told the BBC. "We have rules and procedures for a reason, but where the system fails is in exercising discretion based on circumstances."
