| By Kristen MacklingamOne week has passed since the horrific accident on Homestretch Avenue which claimed the lives of five persons and the survivors appear to be making remarkable recovery.Ten-year-old Shawn Archibald was placed on a life support machine in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) after being transferred from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) during the past few days.The injured 10-year-old Shawn Archibald in his bed at the GPHC a few hours after being taken off of the life support machine.Yesterday, doctors removed him from the machine and he was transferred to the Pediatric Ward.A relative said that the young boy received a number of stitches about his head as a result of the injuries he sustained and that she was pleased to note that he is now “coming around”.Kaieteur News understands that Archibald can speak properly and has regained his senses, though he cries out for pain,Cheap Soccer Jerseys, and can only function on a “liquid diet” for now.His sisters,NFL Jerseys Supply, Jamacie Archibald and Tatianna Smith, who were also involved in the accident,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, were discharged from the GPHC.Meanwhile, eight-year-old US-based Guyanese Renisha Benjamin- Moore, who is a patient at the GPHC’s Pediatric Ward, is in a stable condition.She sustained serious injuries and was warded at the ICU as well. But there has been vast improvement in her condition.When Kaieteur News visited yesterday, Renisha was sitting up,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, and eating and speaking, apparently without much pain.Her father, who was at her bedside, was still shaken up from the incident in which his daughter almost lost her life.Eight-year-old US based Guyanese,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Renisha Benjamin-Moore at the Pediatric Ward of the GPHCThough extremely grateful that the little girl was recovering, family members were still mourning the loss of her aunt, headmistress Coretta Benjamin, and Ranisha’s cousin, eight-year-old Crazel Paul, who were among those who perished.Mrs. Benjamin was taking her daughter, and her eight-year-old, US-based niece, Renesha Benjamin -Moore to buy ice cream to celebrate Crazel’s birthday.Keisha Thornton, of the Cyril Potter College of Education, lost most of her teeth and is still a patient of the GPHC, nursing her wounds.Relatives of the young woman had disclosed that Thornton had gotten engaged one week before the accident.The other survivors are Michael and Anthony Latchmin,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Dalicia Paul, Royston Garraway and Colin Jones. They were all discharged from the hospital last week. |
