As part of her quest to get answers about the death of her daughter-in-law after one of her eyes was removed, Phyllis Carter plans to take legal action.
Sunita Vandyke, 22, died in May.
Carter told Stabroek News that she is prepared to take legal action as she wants to know why Vandyke’s right eye was removed. She stated that she will specifically be going after the Georgetown Public Hospital’s eye clinic for answers. “It’s very simple… I can’t go at you 1 O’ clock and you test my eyes and tell me come back tomorrow then do the surgery right away and then discharge her the next day,” Carter said.
The woman stated that she has not yet retained an attorney but will be taking court action as soon as she does.
Vandyke and Carter’s son, Brian Henry, had been living together for eight years at Carter’s residence in Parika. Some days after delivering her sixth child in February, she had suffered what appeared to be a stroke.
Carter had told Stabroek News that her daughter-in-law never had any problems with her sight or her eyes, but she was, however, complaining about having headaches. She went on to say that they were given a referral to GPHC’s eye clinic and it was there that they were told that her eye would have to be removed.
According to Carter they were never told why the eye had to be removed. Prior to the surgery Vandyke was placed on various medications which a listed side effect of some of the drugs was blurry vision.
Carter stated that she is currently taking care of the children of Vandyke and her son. She added that it is currently a financial burden on her and she is seeking assistance from members of the public. The woman told Stabroek News that if anyone would like to assist, she can be contacted on 592-687-7302.
