Kesia Jardine, a mother of two, who died three days ago of COVID-19 after going to the hospital for heart issues should not have died, her close friends say.
Two close friends of Jardine told this newspaper that Jardine’s husband took her to the hospital on August 8 after she complained of having pains in the region of her heart. Maxine Pollard and Edris Grosvenor, who are friends of Jardine spoke with this newspaper yesterday. In giving their rundown of the events leading to their friend’s death they noted that as persons involved in medical practice, they were very concerned when their friend alerted them of her chest pains but was not getting any treatment in relation to that but rather was told that she could not be treated until she was cleared of the coronavirus.
This was the first alarming sign to both family and friends. Both friends related that Jardine was taken to the hospital after she complained of chest pains. They said that upon arriving at the facility, she was admitted to the medical ward, but after being tested for COVID-19, she was left alone as she waited for her results. Her friends said they both would contact her often and most times she would be alone suffering with her chest pains. Eventually she was taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where the disheartening treatment continued.
