| Submitted by Tsiatsan on Monday, November 02 2009 |
Bawer ÇAKIR 02.11.2009- Lawyer Aslan warns once more that imprisoned cancer patient Zere's health is continuously deteriorating. She emphasizes that the probability of Zere to die increases if the authorities do not take any action soon.Cancer patient Güler Zere's health situation is continually worsening.Oya Aslan, lawyer of the political prisoner, reported to bianet: "The Forensic Medicine Institute, the Ministry of Justice, the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Elbistan Prosecutor's office are directly responsible for this bad result because they are delaying Zere's appointment for a report about her situation.
Zere's health situation
Aslan summarized Zere's health condition as follows:
Zere finished radio therapy on 3 September. When the doctors carried out several tests to check if she had responded to the therapy, they determined aberrant cells on the right side of her neck. These cells were determined as malignant cancer cells.
Due to the probability of proliferation Zere underwent immediate surgery on 12 October and the right-hand side of her neck was removed.
The doctors said chemo therapy would be started after the swelling and bruises on Zere's neck as after-effects of the surgery were healed. However, after the blood test results the doctors informed Zere's family that she might not survive such a treatment and that the chemo therapy would not be started.
Güler Zere started to develop open sores in her mouth. She cannot eat solid foods because of this and the doctors are thinking of supporting her on liquids. They started to feed her on concentrated vitamins, yet Zere started to throw up. This time the doctors decided to subsist her on serum.
Aslan reports, "At that time Zere had bowel problems and suffered from severe diarrhoea. This furthermore increased the probability of her body to recover in order to improve the blood test results needed for the start of the chemo therapy".
"Her health condition is currently being monitored. If she recovers and her body regains a little bit of strength, chemo therapy will be started. The doctors are not able to determine to which extend the cancer has spread over Zere's body though".
Prosecutor hampers companionship
Lawyer Aslan emphasizes, "Zere needs moral support to recover, but we have also experienced problems for an attendant. We have difficulty for keeping alternating attendants for her for 3-day periods. The prosecutor insisted for the attendants not to be involved into any court case. Yet, in the meantime the same prosecutor expanded his demand for attendants who have not been arrested before. If we cannot hand a list of people to the prosecutor, there will be nobody accompanying Zere".
Aslan indicates, "Zere is kept in a room with lights on 24 hours. This situation is absolutely nerve wrecking for her. The Forensic Medicine Institute Board will meet on 5 November and want a radiotherapy report from Zere for 3 November. If this report is not prepared in time, this meeting can be postponed once more".
Aslan summarizes Güler Zere's situation as follows: "The Forensic Medicine constantly asks for reports considering Zere's latest condition. But there is nothing like the latest situation. Zere's health situation is continuously deteriorating". (BÇ/VK)
