Political leader of the United National Congress Kamla Persad-Bissessar who fractured her left arm following a fall in Parliament has been given two options by her doctor. Allow the hand to heal on its own or install screws. Either option, Persad-Bissessar said, would have its pros and cons, which she would have to look at. She intends to discuss it with her husband first. Persad-Bissessar gave an update on her condition yesterday as she was being wheeled out of the main entrance of St Clair Medical yesterday, surrounded by close friends. Earlier, Persad-Bissessar was visited by several flower bearing UNC MPs, among them Jack Warner, Tim Gopeesingh and Dr Fuad Khan. UNC Senator Lyndira Oudit and her mother Sheila Ramnath were among those who showed up to wish her a speedy recovery.
Up to the time she left the hospital, Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday had not paid her a visit. Asked if Panday might show up at her home, Persad-Bissessar replied: "I don't see why it is necessary." The Siparia MP insisted that she had to attend the People's Party at Rienzi Complex, Couva last night to thank party faithful for their unwavering support. Persad-Bissessar was on her cellphone when she tripped on the carpet in the Parliament Chamber, fell and injured her shoulder last Friday. Among those who fell in Parliament were former Health Minister, John Raphael, Karen Tesheira and Joseph Ross. Clad in an sleeveless yellow dress, her arm in a blue sling, Persad-Bissessar was examined yesterday by two doctors, one of whom was orthopedaedic specialist, Dr David Toby.
Toby, speaking to the Sunday Guardian in the centre's carpark, said, "She is doing well." Persad-Bissessar said she was in extreme pain last Friday night, but felt better yesterday morning after taking several pain killers. "I seem to have tripped on the carpet in there; it was like a little raise, I did not see the dept of the carpet. It seems the carpet goes a certain way and the dept of the carpeting was not immediate obvious," said Persad-Bissessar, explaining how she fell. Persad-Bissessar called for the matter involving the carpet to be looked into.