10 months in pain

Ten months and 21 days. That is how long Ralston Thomas has been awaiting surgery at Spanish Town Hospital to fix a fractured femur in his right leg, which was broken in a car accident on October 16, 2025.

The 52-year-old said that despite already paying for the tools needed for the operation, his surgery was postponed twice. He said last December he had a surgery scheduled but doctors told him that the machine needed for the procedure was out of service. On another occasion he said he was informed that although the machine was back in operation, his case was not considered an emergency and other patients were ahead of him.

At the same time, he said doctors continue to refer to his case as complicated and in need of attention; conflicting stories, he said, are leaving him spiralling.