Four months after undergoing what was supposed to be a simple surgery to remove gallstones, a resident of Shulinab, in South Central Rupununi, has been reduced to a vegetative state, leaving her family with mounting medical bills and little hope for her recovery.
Thelma Robeiro, 48, was diagnosed with gallstones during a medical outreach in Region Nine. The diagnosis prompted the woman to undergo a surgery, which was reportedly done at the Lethem Regional Hospital on April 10.
However, the procedure was