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It is said that there is strength in numbers and that determination is the key to success. This was evident yesterday as several amputees from across the country placed themselves along the New Amsterdam Public Road and made appeals to the oncoming traffic for assistance.Amputees: Krishan Roopnarine; Gavin Jeffers; Andre Richards,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, and Wayne Allison yesterday appealing to motorists in Berbice for assistance.The men,China NFL Jerseys, who were all involved in accidents some time or the other,Atlanta Falcons Jersey, resulting in one of their legs being amputated,Cheap NBA Jerseys, stated that they held similar activities by the Demerara Harbour Bridge.Gavin Jeffers stated that he is from Essequibo and was involved in an accident in 2002 that paralyzed him. Despite this,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, he still finds ‘day jobs’ to provide for his family. One of the other men,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, Andre Richards’s leg was cut off a few years ago during an incident with a trawler.He and the other amputees are hoping to form a group with assistance from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, so that other amputees from across Guyana will be invited to join and take part in activities.Some of the funds collected yesterday from drivers and motorists will be handed over to Jaikallie Etwaroo of Bath Settlement who was also soliciting funds for her 14-year- old daughter Sookdai, who is afflicted with cerebral palsy.She is confined to a wheel chair and cannot attend school. The single parent added that it is very hard on her “to send her to school because I always have to get someone’s help to take her to school.”The amputees standing in the middle of the road appealing for assistance. |
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