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Woman pleads for assistance to keep mother alive
A 28-year-old woman determined to keep her mother alive, is pleading with members
48-year-old Jacklyn Mootoo suffers from renal failure
of the public for financial donations. Jacklyn Mootoo, 48, of Durban and Creen Streets, Newburg, Georgetown, suffers from renal failure and is in need of financial aid for dialysis treatment.
Mootoo has to undergo treatment at the Doobay Renal Centre thrice a week, but the weekly payments are more than the family can afford.
If Mootoo does not get the treatment needed, she will eventually die, her daughter, Joanne James said.
The Ministry of Health has committed to paying for 80 treatment sessions, and has already contributed to the first 40.
James is adamant that should there be a long lapse between treatment periods, her mother could become increasingly ill.
The woman said that her mother has to receive treatment for the rest of life and while it’s a lifelong dedicating process “I just wish to hold on to my mother as long as possible.”
Mootoo was diagnosed with renal failure almost a year ago. A letter from the Guyana Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to the Health Ministry dated June 17, 2014 explained that Mootoo has been diagnosed with end stage renal disease and is receiving hemodialysis.
“She however, cannot financially afford to continue her dialysis sessions. She is therefore, referred to your institution for financial assistance to continue her long term hemodialysis management.”
Renal failure (also kidney failure or renal insufficiency) is a medical condition in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter waste products from the blood. There are two main forms; acute kidney injury, often reversible with adequate treatment, and chronic kidney disease, which is often not reversible.
To render assistance, James can be reached on 225-3125.
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