Elderly couple struggle to cope with ill health and destitution
Oct 30th, 2023 | Category: News & Features | 4:47#JamaicaGleaner Filth and days of unchanged diapers will hit your senses when approaching the dilapidated one room structure glaucoma patients, Hugh Wauchope, 75, and Lorna Allen, 68, had no choice but to settle at 11 Miles in Bull Bay, St. Andrew 19 years ago. The former teacher and seamstress who once lived in the buzzing capital city of Kingston, said the land they once occupied was repossessed two decades ago, they were ordered to leave and they went into the hilly terrains of 11 Miles. Since then, they say life has only been going downhill for them. The couple has no running water or electricity since they made the move. Persons interested in reaching out to assist the couple can reach them
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