(Trinidad Express) It was Hazel Manning who noticed that her husband, Patrick Manning did not appear well, and called a doctor for advice late Monday night.
The former Prime Minister and People’s National Movement Member of Parliament for San Fernando East was unable to stand, and his speech was slurred.
The doctor advised that the Mannings seek emergency treatment.
Manning was taken by ambulance from his home at Sumadh Gardens, Vistabella, San Fernando, and arrived at the San Fernando General Hospital at around 10 p.m.
Hazel Manning spoke with the media at around 3 a.m yesterday at the hospital.
She said the treatment given her husband was professional, and asked that the nation pray for him. Chairman of the Southwest Regional Health Authority Dr Lackram Bodoe also came to the hospital, and doctors specialising in neurology, were called out to examine Manning who is being treated for symptoms consistent with a stroke.
Manning is this morning being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital.
