Sally-Ann Cuffie, who was injured in a Divali 2016 incident involving a scratch bomb, yesterday told the T&T Guardian she can now look forward to Christmas 2018 with a renewed vigour.
“I really happy and relieved to hear they banning scratch bombs, I could now look forward to Christmas and New Year’s without that noise and problem. I could jump for joy because this thing ent affect me alone,” Cuffie said yesterday.
“The night I get injured and was in hospital, it had plenty other people with this same sorta scratch bomb problems.
“This thing affect me mentally as well as physically, oui! Since it happen, every little thing is frighten me, it leave me with a fear. I wasn’t going out de house much, I get claustrophobic.”
Admitting she was still severely traumatised, Cuffie recalled the incident in November 2016.
“The night it happen mih daughter didn’t want to go nowhere. We was supposed to be in church, I just come off mourning ground. But mih son wanted to go out. We didn’t see who throw the thing, all we see is something land in de car and it explode. I just feel pain in mih hands and face,” she said.
“I couldn’t do nothing, it was so bad people had to help me wash off, but I pray and pray to God and He answer. Half the two thumbs was cut off, but they grow back with a little nail. The middle finger, which was half cut off, grow back too, but the left-hand index finger nerves still numb. They say the nerves will take time to heal.”
She admitted that she still has does not have the full use of her hands
“I still can’t do some things, I can’t wash or handle big pot. I can’t work and is a whole set ah drama with the grant. It supposed to be $1,150 and they paying $920, I can’t live on that. I was in the hospital today (yesterday), I have to do a sleep apnea test now — but God answer mih prayers.”