Fatou
Drammeh, a-35-year-old native of Kotu, is seeking support from individuals and
institutions to undergo medical treatment abroad.
Fatou
was involved in a car accident three years ago, 2013, where she sustained neck
pain, back pain and severe pelvic pain after the car somersaulted multiple
times.
Medical
report from the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH), the country’s
main referral hospital in Banjul, has it that the young woman has a left pubic
bone fracture.
The
report, issued in July 2016, stated that Fatou’s pubic bone (pelvic) fracture
has healed, and she has been on regular outpatient visits to the EFSTH,
complaining mainly of back pain and pelvic pain and has been on analgesics with
physiotherapy recommended.
“The
patient still complains of the back pain and pelvic pain, especially when
standing for long, when seated, whilst bending or after walking long
distances. She also experiences pain in
the right lower limb,” the report said.
“Currently,
MRI facilities are not available at the EFSTH, and the patient requires further
investigation for spinal injuries and further management.”
Based
on medical recommendation and advice, Fatou is to go for treatment abroad where
MRI facilities are available so that she can be thoroughly checked for spinal
injuries and related issues.
Fatou
and her family do not have the financial means to make the trip possible, so
they are seeking support from individuals and institutions to embark on this
life-saving medical treatment.
Anyone
willing to support can reach Fatou or one of her family members on (+220) 733
2536 / 348 8989 / 798 4322 or contact The Point newspaper at
thepoint13@yahoo.com.