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Trinidad & Tobago: Former PM Manning suffers stroke
Former Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago., Patrick Manning. PHOTO/Reuters
Former prime minister Patrick Manning remains “partly paralyzed” at a public hospital today, his wife, Hazel Manning has said.
Manning was rushed to the San Fernando General Hospital last night suffering from what his office said had been a “minor stroke”.
It said Manning, 66, was “undergoing tests” at the medical institution.
Mrs. Manning, a former government minister, confirmed earlier media reports that he had become paralysed on the right side of his body, but did not say whether doctors were travelling from Cuba, where, the former prime minister had been undergoing medical treatment in recent years.
“He is partially paralyzed, but he is attempting to get up and he is recognizing people, he is recognizing what is being said,” she said, adding that the doctors treating him “are pleased with what they are seeing.
“He is attempting to talk, right now they are making sure he rests and hopefully by tomorrow and the next day they will be able to tell us exactly what is happening.
“Say some prayers for him and let’s see what’s going to happen,” Mrs. Manning told reporters.
