A woman from St Catherine is adamant that she will not be leaving her grandfather’s house, despite family members insisting that the house will be sold.
The woman, in written message to the Jam Street Journal, said she has been the caregiver of her grandfather since he suffered a stroke in 2015.
His health has declined further and other family members have taken him into their care.
But his granddaughter is contending that his children are adamant that she has to vacate the house, as they are planning to have the house sold.
The granddaughter, however, says she has nowhere else to go, and feels she is entitled to reside at the house, given the fact that she has been taking care of the the elderly man throughout the years.
What is your advice to her?
Here is her story.
Dear Jam Street,
Me really frustrated and can’t believe family. Me sacrificed me life basically to take care of my grandfather who got a stroke in 2015. He was the one who took care of me from birth cause my mother died young and I never know my father.
While I was working at a call centre, my grandfather got a stroke right, and so I had to leave my job to assist, cause most of his children overseas and other family occupied with other things. And because a just me and him, me just decide to do what me have to do. Two of his daughters in Clarendon did come by and do what dem can from time to time, as well.
Him spent good while in hospital, and he came out. Me try my best wit him and other family send funds, plus with him pension and it help out. Him did a come back around, but in September last year him get a minor stroke again, but him hardly can walk now and talk.
The family come together and decide say one of his daughters in Clarendon ago take him. So from November him gone there.
In December now, dem a tell me say me have to leave me grandfather house cause him say him want the house to sell to help out. Me grandfather can’t talk much, so how him ago make agreement to sell house and him know a me a take care a him and me nuh have any parent?
Them a say me can come Clarendon, but me nah leave from St Catherine go Clarendon, and plus me want start back up me life.
A me take care a him, so anuh me suppose to now can live here and protect him property and things? The selling of the house nuh mek sense to me at all and me think it unfair.
You think me can get a lawyer? Me really frustrated ’cause everyday dem a ask a when me a leave.
