Client Stories

Christy's Story

The playground at the Reunion Primary School in south west St Lucia was abuzz with activity. It was the end of the school term and it was party time!

In the distance a group of five year olds, sporting face paint, ran towards the bounce-about. One little girl who was running ahead of the others was Christy. “Christy come here” her teacher shouted. With a frown on her face she made her way towards us - disappointed that she was taken away from her classmates.

No one would have guessed that Christy is blind. With confidence that belied even a sighted child her age, she made her way towards me...

“Christy was a year and two months when my boyfriend saw that her eyes used to glow at nights.” said her mother Desrie JnBaptiste.

The anxious parents wasted no time in getting their little girl to a doctor at a local hospital. They were told to immediately go to Cuba to consult with Doctors there. It was in Cuba that they received the devastating news...read more

Juliette's Story

The day was similar to any other for twenty six (26) year old Juliette Mauricette, as she made her way to work on the morning of Friday June 12, 2009. Little did she know that in a moment her life as she knew it for over twenty years would be changed in an instant.

Juliette, a mother of three was in a jovial mood and looked forward to the days activities at her working place - a restaurant located in Rodney Bay, St Lucia. She also had a new outlook on life, having recently separated from what was reported to be abusive relationship with her boyfriend and father of her children, Matha Joseph.

On this day, Juliette got off the bus and walked by KFC in the Rodney Bay Mall , she was caught off-guard as Joseph jumped out of nowhere with a cutlass which he used to chop her all over her body with severe blows to her eyes, nose, ears and hands.

Following the attack, Juliette was taken to Victoria Hospital by ambulance where she was treated and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for one month...read more