While three members of a Mahaica Creek family are recovering from the effects of food poisoning, the other two remain in a critical condition and have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The family fell ill after sharing a hassar curry and rice dinner on Thursday evening with 42-year-old Sukhdeo Dharamdat, known as Tony, and his son 17-year-old Chaitram Dharamdat, known as Satesh being more severely affected.
Two of the man’s other children, 15-year-old Hemwattie Dharamdat and 13-year-old Bhunwaneshari Dharamdat and his wife, 40-year-old Nandranie Sukhdeo are patients of the Female Surgical Ward and are recovering well.
When Stabroek News visited the mother of the children at the hospital, she indicated that she no longer suffers the painful belly aches and is now feeling much stronger. She believes she is now able to take care of herself and opined that she is in good enough health to return home. The woman pointed out that the doctor has not yet approached her to discuss anything regarding her or the other members of her family.
“Me ain’t so weak no more… but I want to know how meh husband and son doing… they deh til over in the other building but my two daughters right here next door to meh,” Sukhdeo told this newspaper in a more cheerful tone, adding that though she is in better health, she was unable to visit the two in the other building.
“We ain’t hear nothing at all about them, how they doing, nothing… I would glad to see them,” she said.
The 15-year-old said she too is feeling stronger and is no longer suffering from the effects of the food poisoning.
Bhunwaneshari had previously related that on the night of the incident, her family had their dinner and about half an hour later, they all started to feel sick.
“Everybody start get upset and start vomit with belly pain and my brother get cramps,” the girl said from her hospital bed.
She stated that her brother then placed a call to a neighbour who came and assisted in transporting them all to the Mahaicony Hospital by boat. She said from there, they were transported to the GPH.
