The relatives of Vanessa Lewis-Sahadeo, the Corentyne mother who died after an unsuccessful delivery at the New Amsterdam Hospital in late February, on Wednesday picketed the New Amsterdam office of Regional Health Officer (RHO), Dr Vishalya Sharma.
The woman’s father, Eric Lewis, declared, “We will continue the protest. All the protest we do, nobody na tell we nothing so we will continue to do it.”
The family is asking that Lewis-Sahadeo’s three children be given some sort of compensation. They are also requesting that an official report with the names of those responsible be handed over to them along with Lewis-Sahadeo’s missing phone and clinic card.
Lewis on Wednesday emphasised, “This na done so. We na go lef this so,” noting, that it has been 40 days since the death of his daughter and grandchild.
According to the grieving father, two of the dead woman’s daughters received electronic tablets from Minister of Human Services, Vindhya Persaud’s ministry. “But they not really taking the school work right now because they taking on this thing.”
The man explained, that relatives decided to hold a protest at the Regional Health Officer’s office after she failed to respond to their calls. “She never talk back to us after 4th of March. We call her and she na answer.”
Meanwhile, the family said that they are finding it extremely difficult to cope with the loss of Lewis-Sahadeo. “She live with us for years and she come stay with we with them pickney,” Lewis informed.
They also pointed out that Lewis-Sahadeo’s birthday was on March, 8, and were saddened to be unable to celebrate with her.
The relatives are pleading with the authorities to provide them with answers.
