My worst nightmare came true yesterday. I took my son to the doctor and found out he has an infection in his lungs. He had to be put on a nebulizer for half an hour. We were up all night with him. He was coughing so badly he threw up twice. He is now on antibiotics and two inhalers – one being a steroid.
They do not diagnose kids under four with asthma but he is considered asthmatic now. This does not run in our family; we do not smoke. He does not have allergies. A child came in the office after us with the same cough and the doctor said he is another asthmatic, and I found out he lives in Cable Beach – same as us.
Apparently since the dump has been burning, there have been a lot of patients coming in with similar problems and I know this is not a coincidence. The dump is still burning. I just smelt it. I wonder if they are really trying to put it out like they claimed. I wonder if they care how many people’s health they are ruining. Can the people affected be given some word on what is being done?
A special thanks to the media for its support during this really hard time.
By: A Cable Beach resident
