‘Goodas Stunts’ recovering from surgery after crash

Following last week's nail-biting but successful surgery, the grandmother of bike crash victim Rieanna 'Goodas Stunts' Wallace says she is thanking the public for its well wishes and prayers.

Speaking with THE STAR, Ann Marie Howell said she also wanted to publicly thank Angella Brown-Burke, member of parliament for South West St Andrew, for chipping in with a cash donation towards the operation.

"Mrs Burke really help out mi granddaughter and mi just wah tell her thanks. A lot of people couldn't manage to donate, but them pray, and mi grateful as well," she said.

The 19-year-old Wallace suffered a broken neck after being involved in a crash on February 20. The incident occurred around 10:20 p.m., when four motorcyclists collided with a Toyota Coaster bus after one of them lost control. Little more than a year prior, the teenager was shot in the leg, allegedly by a Jamaica Defence soldier while travelling with other bikers in Kingston. Despite the doctors' efforts, they had to amputate her leg.

Howell said although she breathed a huge sigh of relief that enough funds were raised for the surgery, she was extremely terrified when her granddaughter was wheeled into the operation theatre.

"Mi just keep on a beg God to carry her through, and Him really pull her through. Mi don't know di exact name of the surgery that she do, but mi know it was a life-saving one because the string in her neck did buss out. She still recovering and is on oxygen, but she better dan before. She a talk now, too," he said.

Howell said that in the near future, Wallace will be transferred to the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre for physiotherapy sessions. She said Wallace is still weak.

"Mi glad say she survive all of this, and it show say she is a very strong little girl. She go through so much over a short period, but she still a fight on. A just blessings and prayers; and mi just wah say thanks to everyone for prayers weh go up. As soon as she get stronger, she going to go Mona (referring to Sir John Golding). Mi just a pray that she get back on her foot soon," Howell said.

"Mi really want to thank the doctor, nurses and everybody who take care of mi granddaughter, because mi see how dem treat her like dem own children. Mi really glad [for] dem at KPH, because dem deal with her really good and give her encouragement," she added.