St Kitts PM says stroke followed massage to his neck

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew, says the stroke he suffered in August, which required emergency medical treatment in the United States, occurred after he received several neck massages while on vacation.

Drew, 49, a medical practitioner, said the stroke resulted from a vertebral artery dissection, a tear in an artery that supplies blood to the back of the brain.

The prime minister, who officially returns to office on Monday, spoke publicly about the medical emergency during a National Thanksgiving Service at National Heroes Park on Sunday, after returning to the twin-island federation on Saturday.