“A new lease on life” is how Dr. Germaine Bristol, describes how she feels following a kidney transplant.
Dr. Bristol who’s Grenadian travelled from Grenada to Guyana to receive the surgery, which was deemed as a huge milestone by the Head of the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Department, Dr. Kishore Persaud.
Dr. Bristol’s 19-year-old son Gerome Bristol was the donor.
Speaking to members of the media yesterday Dr. Persaud says despite the challenges that were encountered, he’s pleased with the end result.
Dr. Germaine Bristol first fell ill back in 2012 while she was studying in the United Kingdom, but persevered to pursue her career in medicine while taking dialysis.
She remained on the treatment for more than nine years without hope since Grenada does not have transplant services; this was until Dr. Persaud visited Grenada and provided her with the opportunity to have a better life.
While the team celebrated Dr. Bristol’s surgery, it also marked another successful transplant done on a Guyanese medical professional, 26-year-old Dr. Ny-am-e-keye Griffith.
