International cricket broadcaster and journalist Sean Devers requires brain surgery urgently.
According to a release, the former Guyana cricketer is scheduled to return to Trinidad as soon as the balance of the US$25,000 cost for surgery is secured.
Devers visited the brain surgeon in February and again this month for tests and evaluation on a brain tumour which has grown by about 50% since it was first diagnosed in January. He is also being affected by seizures caused by the tumour.
In February surgery was not recommended but due to the rate of growth Dr Robert Ramcharran feels that surgery is the best option now.
Dr Ramcharran said that the broadcaster who covers cricket for the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) and the BBC World Service has a 10% chance of his speech being affected by the operation in addition to weakness to his right side since the tumour is located in the left side of the brain.
A signed and stamped invoice from the St Clair Medical Centre in Port of Spain indicates that the estimated cost for the surgery is US$25,000 while the overall cost, which includes traveling, accommodation and post-surgery care, is estimated at US$35,000.
According to Dr Ramcharran, the duration of the surgery is about three hours after which Devers will be in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for two days and in the hospital for five days before a three-month recovery period.
“God is a great God and everything is in his hands. I am a bit scared but the support from everyone in and outside of Guyana has been overwhelming and I thank everyone,” Devers said.
A Facebook page (Sean Devers brain surgery fund) has been created out of New York and donations can be deposited in the Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry (GBTI) Account Number SICA865736.
The father of three who also covered cricket for Stabroek News can be contacted on 666-5661.
