Paralyzed Ex-Soldier Needs Funding For Treatment Abroad
04.11.2015 10:57 epress.am
Ex-soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army Grigor Yesayan, who
got a disease of the central nervous system a month and a half after
being drafted into military service in the fall of 2001, is undergoing
medical examinations in Yerevan. Yesayan intends to send the results
to Germany, where he wants to continue his treatment.
Yesayan said in an interview with Epress.am that medical exams in
Armenia are being financed by the RA Ministry of Defense. However, the
Ministry does not take upon itself to fund the ex-soldier’s treatment
abroad.
“The Defense Ministry is ready to cover the travel costs, while we’ve
opened a bank account to raise funds for the medical treatment. If the
required amount is raised, I will be able to undergo treatment,” he
said.
Yesayan has recently undergone magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the
spine; a computed tomography (CT) scan of the head is scheduled for
May. The MRI procedures showed a positive development; now he is
awaiting the CT for further details, the ex-soldier said.
According to Yesayan, he was healthy when he was drafted into the Army
in 2001. About two months into his military service, however, he
received food poisoning and was taken to a hospital in Djebrail, then
– to Stepanakert, from where he was transferred by a helicopter to
Erebouni Medical Centre in Yerevan on January 12, 2002. The young man
was unable to return to service and was demobilized. He has been
unable to walk since.
“A few soldiers from our military unit died in the hospital. They said
that a commander was tried and sentenced to two years in prison. So
what? I’ve become disabled,” Yesayan said.
An account in the name of Grigor Yesayan’s mother, Karine Yesayan, has
been opened in VTB Bank (Armenia):
AMD 16036022384802
USD 16036022384803
EUR 16036022384804
RUR 16036022384805
From: A. Papazian