Dear Editor,
Growing up in Jamaica, I was taught, like many of my peers, to respect and help the elderly; always say "Yes, Ma'am; Yes, Sir; Good Morning; or Good Evening". But I truly had a special fondness for the aged so I would try to offer a helping hand. This was what I saw my other family members do.
It didn't matter if we were related.
But, I was moved to write this letter after hearing that my grandmother, who is in her 90s, on the evening of June 16, 2014, went to the St Ann's Bay Hospital, where she had to sleep in a wheelchair for two nights because there were not enough beds. It is unimaginable to think that anyone, especially an elderly person should have to experience this.
She is among many elderly women awaiting a bed. Even as I am writing this letter she is still waiting for a hospital bed and continues to sit in the wheelchair.
I am earnestly asking the health department and the St Ann's Bay Hospital administration, or anyone out there, to please look into this matter and see if there is anything that can be done. I have been calling the numbers listed for the office, but no one answers.
Melonie Hall
melchall@icloud.com
Help! No hospital bed for grandma
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Growing up in Jamaica, I was taught, like many of my peers, to respect and help the elderly; always say "Yes, Ma'am; Yes, Sir; Good Morning; or Good Evening". But I truly had a special fondness for the aged so I would try to offer a helping hand. This was what I saw my other family members do.
It didn't matter if we were related.
But, I was moved to write this letter after hearing that my grandmother, who is in her 90s, on the evening of June 16, 2014, went to the St Ann's Bay Hospital, where she had to sleep in a wheelchair for two nights because there were not enough beds. It is unimaginable to think that anyone, especially an elderly person should have to experience this.
She is among many elderly women awaiting a bed. Even as I am writing this letter she is still waiting for a hospital bed and continues to sit in the wheelchair.
I am earnestly asking the health department and the St Ann's Bay Hospital administration, or anyone out there, to please look into this matter and see if there is anything that can be done. I have been calling the numbers listed for the office, but no one answers.
Melonie Hall
melchall@icloud.com
Help! No hospital bed for grandma
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