-spinal problem corrected for $3.5M
By Zoisa Fraser
After nearly four years of being unable to walk, Essequibo resident, 66-year-old Mohammed Khan now has a bright ray of hope following a successful surgery in India last month.
While it is still a bit too early to confidently say that he will be able to use his legs fully, there is some amount of mobility in his legs. Three days after the surgery, during a physiotherapy session, Khan was able to stand on both legs with the aid of a walker for about 30 minutes. This is something that he never thought he would be able to do again.
Since his return to his Cotton Field home, Khan is now able to move the muscles in his foot with ease and without pain. Though he is still confined to a wheelchair, he can now move from it to his bed and even look after himself in the bathroom on his own.
On July 20, 2004 while on his way to visit a seed plot at Devonshire Castle, a dog ventured into the path of the motorcycle he was riding and in taking evasive action he fell and sustained serious back injuries.
