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Father of three seeks help for heart surgery
The clock is ticking for 33-year-old Orin Sutton, who is urgently in need of an Aortic Valve Replacement surgery at the Caribbean Heart Institute. This institute is located at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
The cost of the surgery is in excess of $2M.
With the assistance of family and friends, Sutton was able to raise almost $500,000 but an additional $1.5M is needed by October 11.
As such, the family is seeking financial assistance so that the father of three can have a second chance.
Aortic valve replacement is a procedure in which a patient’s failing aortic valve is replaced with an artificial heart valve.
Medical documents seen by Kaieteur News show that Sutton was reviewed by Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr. Gary Stephens, who later recommended him for the operation.
According to his cousin, Denisha Sutton, the Ministry of Public Health had promised to cover half of the cost but has failed to do so until now.
33-year-old Orin Sutton
Denisha explained that her cousin’s condition is life threatening. She said that he has a mass over his heart that is preventing blood from circulating.
The woman told this publication that Sutton was at work when he collapsed. He was rushed to the Mackenzie Hospital by a young man. “Doctors at the institution gave him oxygen and placed him on a machine,” the woman recalled.
However, Denisha revealed that Sutton was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and then to the CHI.
He was subsequently discharged from the CHI and sent home
but things took a turn for the worse shortly after. Sutton’s cousin said that he suffered a heart attack and had to be rushed back to the institution.
She added that he is unable to work since he is now confined to bed. Further, she disclosed that he is unable to eat certain foods and can be seen constantly panting for breath.
Denisha is appealing to members of the public to give generously and help save his life.
Anyone willing to assist the family can contact Denisha on tel # 6652713. Contributions can also be deposited into his wife’s Citizens Bank account #218824440.
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