Clive Atwell in NY as part of his surgery fund raising drive

Jul 22, 2016 Sports

Guyanese Boxing Champion Clive Atwell suffered a brain injury in November last year while opposing Dexter Gonsalves in a title fight at the Giftland Mall and had to undergo an emergency surgery on the night of that fight.
Atwell says that after exhausting all avenues locally to raise funds toward his second surgery, his wife and two members of his Committee, Lyndon ‘Jumbie’ Jones and Rajan Tiwari through the sponsorship of Fly Jamaica traveled to the United States to seek financial support from the Diaspora to help raise US$25,000.
Atwell’s team was invited to various events where they provided updates on the situation and individuals were encouraged to support.
Atwell sold DVD’s of his fights, T-Shirts and Guyana souvenirs, arts and craft created by Irene Bacchus-Holder of ‘Amazon Authentics’ and attended a softball cricket tournament involving many Guyanese at Roy Wilkins Park New York.
His team was invited to the Guyana American foundation heritage fun day in New Jersey and Lady Ira Lewis and the Guyana Heritage Foundation of which she is the president, have joined Atwell in his effort to bring an end to his plight.
Through an article published in the Caribbean light newspaper by Tangerine Clark, Tony Singh, his son-in-law (Kevin) and the members of Safe Harbor Ministries reached out to Atwell to offer financial support, encouragement and prayers for him and his family during this time. Clive Atwell stated that between Guyana and the U.S.A he was able to raise US$7,500 and US$ 4,465 respectively, which totals US$11,965 towards his surgery to date.
“The response for assistance was not as forthcoming as we would have expected but we thank God for sending the people that has approached us with compassion, support and encouragement. There have been some negative comments but we thank God for the positives that have outnumbered them,” The injured Boxer said.
Two members of the team returned to Guyana but Atwell and his wife remained in the USA to seek more medical advice.
Atwell said he suffers from numbness in his right leg and the presence of severe pain from time to time in his lower back soon after he had left the hospital, but added that God is good.
“As the days go by I’m noticing my body entering a relapse state, from the splitting headache, pain over the lower back and even fever one time. In it all God is good and his grace through the blood of Jesus will keep me,” said the Guyanese sporting Ambassador. (Sean Devers)

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