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President of the Myeloma, Lymphoma and Leukaemia Foundation of Barbados, Hyacinth Grimes (right) presenting the Infusomat Pump to Dr Theresa Laurent ( left), Consultant in the Haematology Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). Looking on is Brenda Springer, Executive Member of the Foundation and Patricia Farley, Secretary of the Foundation.

Myeloma, Lymphoma Foundation donates to QEH’s Haematology Department

 

Medical and nursing staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Haematology Department are pleased to have received an Infusomat Pump for patients.
 
The Myeloma, Lymphoma and Leukaemia Foundation of Barbados made the donation of this much needed device to Dr Theresa Laurent Consultant in the Haematology Department, yesterday.
 
Dr Laurent expressed her gratitude to President of the Foundation Hyacinth Grimes and members for their continued support.
 
Explaining the donation’s importance, she said, “The pump in addition to providing the treatment in a timely manner – preventing the treatment from going either too long or not sufficient enough – also allows the nurses the ability to ‘multi-task’ because this is a very busy clinic. We do quite a bit of activities here apart from chemotherapy, we also have quite a few procedures”.
 
Dr Laurent, who is also Head of that Department further acknowledged that the donation from the Foundation was timely, given the increase in patients.
 
“The pump is coming at a timely moment for us. The numbers of patients continue to increase in the clinics because the diagnosis are being made and more and more patients are accessing the public services because they might not be able to afford to go private…Thankfully because of our appeal we have gotten quite a few of persons who are interested in supplying us with us pumps, therefore we are anticipating a few more coming on stream.”
 
Grimes assured Dr Laurent that the Myeloma, Lymphoma and Leukaemia Foundation will continue to do all it can to assist the Department.
 
“I know you do need another pump or two but as we continue our fundraising efforts we will ensure that needs of the patients and staff of this clinic are met. It is our fundraising period and we hope when persons see us in the supermarkets they will donate to us as generously as they can, because this is where their money is being spent.” (TL)

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