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Feb 01, 2013 Letters

 

 

Dear Editor,
I will like to bring to your attention, the treatment my cousin (name given) is having in the women’s Surgical Ward.
She is a cancer patient who requires constant care due to her condition.
My cousin was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital on January 22, 2013. To my dismay the information I received from my reliable source, in confidence, left me dissatisfied with the care that is provide. My cousin is a dear friend, a sister, a mother, and a grandmother loved by everyone.
It grieves me beyond belief. Her family is grief stricken and hurt to see their loved one in such condition. She was seen to be covered in her vomit; her bed clothes were filthy, and she was running a high fever. She is unable to help herself because she is on saline and oxygen.
She seldom gets the care and attention she requires because, according to my reliable source, the nurses are ether sleeping or busy gossiping.
Because of her severe condition, she requires water to drink, her bed clothes need to be changed often. I made a call to the women’s Surgical Ward to inquire about my cousin’s present condition; I give all my information, my name telephone and where I was  calling from.
I was rudely interrupted by the nurse on duty on the evening shift on January 29, 2013 at 7:15pm.
The same thing happened the following day at 9:30pm. Both nurses refused to give their names, and by the tone of their voices, I am a shocked that they are in such a profession.
My cousin needs comfort, and if she is dying, she should be treated with dignity and compassion.
Guyanese Canadian

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