An cuimhin libh an litir seo a scríobh Anita Slowey chuig clár Joe Duffy, í ag insint dúinn faoin gcaoi a gcaitheann Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte le daoine le fiobróis chisteach?
Bhí Anita 24 bliain d’aois i mí Eanáir na bliana seo, í fós ag streachailt leis an ngalar sin, agus leis an gcóras a d’fhág daoine mar í, le fiobróis chisteach, ag dul i ngleic leis an ngalar, ach iad i gcontúirt sa bhreis, go minic, ‘as a direct result of been exposed to other patients and their germs in uniosolated conditions in St Vincent ’s hospital’, mar a scríobh sí féin sa litir sin. Scríobh sí freisin.
‘On the 17th of January 2011 I will be 24. It will be Three years since I spoke to you, Three years since I beat the average life expectancy and three years since that doctor sat me down and told me I would be lucky to survive two. It has also been three years of broken promises over our unit, three years of false hopes and plans. While for the HSE our unit is just one more headache they want to avoid, their false promises have cost me personally both emotionally and physically, even thou I have survive, every infection and sleepless night in St Vincent’s has slowly robbed me of a little more lung power, a little more energy, a little more spirit and will to survive has been slowly eroded away.
On the 30th of July this year my father passed away, the last words he heard on this earth was my voice telling him that I would never give up. That I would stay strong and fight and survive and someday fulfil his life long dream to see me healthy and enjoying a full a normal life. He clutched my hand tightly and then he was gone. Everyday now I fight not just for myself but for him and the countless friends I have lost to this unforgivable disease. I fight to keep that promise. I just pray the HSE are willing to finally stand by their promises.’
On the 30th of July this year my father passed away, the last words he heard on this earth was my voice telling him that I would never give up. That I would stay strong and fight and survive and someday fulfil his life long dream to see me healthy and enjoying a full a normal life. He clutched my hand tightly and then he was gone. Everyday now I fight not just for myself but for him and the countless friends I have lost to this unforgivable disease. I fight to keep that promise. I just pray the HSE are willing to finally stand by their promises.’
Dar leis an méid a chuala mé ar chlár Joe Duffy inniu, táthar ag súil, arís eile, go mbeidh an t-ionad sin in St. Vincent’s réidh i Mí Aibreáin 2012.
Ach, ní bheidh Anita ann choíche. Aréir, d’imigh an cailín cróga sin ar shlí na fírinne.
I mbaclainn a hathar go raibh a hanam álainn.
I mbaclainn a hathar go raibh a hanam álainn.
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Áiméan.
Cailín cróga gan aon amhras. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sí!
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