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http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,78550.htmlRootsman loses toes
By LARA PICKFORD-GORDON Friday, May 9 2008
click on pic to zoom inCalypsonian Yafeu Osei, Rootsman rests at Ward 21, Port-of-Spain General Hospital from surgery on Monday in which toes were amputated....CALYPSONIAN ROOTSMAN is trying to keep the faith but on Wednesday said he was “worried” after the remaining toes on his left leg were amputated on Monday due to diabetes.
His big toe was amputated last month. Rootsman, Yafeu Osei, 57, has been hosptialised at ward 21 of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital since April 7, after an injury on his big toe did not heal and became infected.
In an interview last month, Osei admitted his diabetes was not properly managed and this contributed to his foot not healing after it was injured.
Speaking with Newsday yesterday, Osei said after the surgery to remove his big toe, his foot was left to heal but after 16 days there was no improvement and more of his foot was affected, “causing a mess.”
This led to the remaining toes being amputated.
Osei said he was praying for healing to save the rest of his foot and leg so he would be able to stand up and “step out” of the hospital. “I need that prayers and upliftment,” he said.
His condition is being monitored.
Osei said, “I am hoping the wound will heal in time. I am worried my foot is my life and balance. It’s a big wound. I don’t want to be negative but you never know. I am still a young man and active. I still have a lot of work to do.”
Osei urgently requires three pints of blood and is appealing to the public for assistance.
In an interview, president of the Diabetes Association, Calvin Philip, estimated that there were 450 foot amputations annually due to diabetes.
This figure incorporates both public and private facilities. He said 50 percent of the people who have amputations become depressed and 20 percent died within two years.
Phillip said foot amputations result when the blood sugar is not controlled. He said out of control, sugar caused diabetics to lose feeling in the feet.
