WAYNE Bovell of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, a 32-year-old father of six is stricken on a hospital bed with life-threatening internal head injuries and is desperately seeking to raise the sum of $5M in order to undergo brain surgery in Trinidad as soon as possible.To this end, his deeply distraught mother, Lorna Hickens, is appealing to the public to come to his rescue by making generous donations to save a life in this humanitarian cause.
Tragedy struck on June 2 last, when Bovell, a GuySuco sugar-cane harvester was dealt several blows, by a man, on the head with a metal plate from a car wheel, resulting in him receiving about eight punctures. The incident stemmed from an argument between the two.
Ever since then, the injured man has been in and out of the New Amsterdam Hospital and his condition has been deteriorating. He has since had two C- T scans, the most recent having been at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital last Monday, after he began developing seizures and was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital and hurriedly transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital. The scan showed that there was a huge deposit of blood on the brain as a result of the injuries sustained.
Immediately following the attack, the victim went to the New Amsterdam police station bleeding, and reported the matter. At the request of the police, he visited the station four consecutive days to see if the police had arrested the aggressor. However, on the fourth morning he arrived at the station, he was advised by the police that it was a civil matter and that they could do nothing about it; he would have to secure the services of a lawyer if he wished to proceed with legal action.
Since he was in no position to hire a lawyer, Bovell returned home where he quietly endured his agony. A few weeks later, his condition took a turn for the worse and he was rushed to New Amsterdam Hospital where he was given saline, x-rayed and sent home with medication. But that provided temporary relief only, for he was back at hospital within a few days, and that was when his mother did a CT-scan on her own at the Mercy Hospital. The scan showed bleeding in the brain.
But one week ago, after he had developed seizure and was admitted to the GPHC, the doctors gave his mother a medical report recommending that brain surgery be done in Trinidad.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has offered to pay G$1M towards the cost of the operation. His mother Lorna Hickens or his wife Sharmain can be contacted at Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, or at 40 Garnett Street, Campbellville, on phone numbers; 227-0502 or cell No: 696 1800.
Noting that time is of the essence in a situation where much damage would have been done to the brain, Mrs. Hickens, who is expressing gratitude in advance, is asking prospective donors to kindly treat this matter with grave urgency.