"After undergoing surgery to remove a tumour from his stomach, Baker was discharged but had to return to the hospital, where he said he was put on chairs for nearly two weeks because no beds were available. At one time, I was, like, on four chairs put together and other time I was in a wheelchair. Sometimes, my foot was hanging down so they were swelling, Baker told the Guardian before his death."
"One of my greatest wishes is that other Montserratians don't get denied [help] from the British government. They should help our people because we are ruled under their government. If only they [had] listened to the cry of Robert Baker asking for help to go to England for better healthcare, he would be with us today. So if anyone should ask the British government for help due to sickness, please don't let any more die the way Robert Baker died, just because of neglect, she said."
Robert Baker, a 63-year-old dual citizen of Jamaica and Montserrat, travelled to Jamaica for treatment of blackouts that Montserrat could not provide. He underwent surgery in Montego Bay while the hospital was under renovation, faced unavailable beds, and spent nearly two weeks on chairs and in a wheelchair, causing swelling. His family exhausted resources paying for intravenous feeding and costly medication. His partner Cynthia Brooks appealed for improved treatment of Montserratians and urged the British government to provide healthcare assistance. Former Montserrat premier Donaldson Romeo organised fundraising support.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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