Injured cyclist Lester leaves hospital

Lester left the San Fernando General Hospital 25 days after being involved in a head on collision with a vehicle during a training ride on December 10. After suffering serious injuries to her neck, face and hip following the crash in Buenos Ayres, Lester was in a critical condition and warded at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). After showing great improvement and regaining consciousness two days after the collision, doctors were optimistic that the Junior Pan American record holder in the Team Sprint would be able to leave the hospital in six-eight weeks time.

That time frame would have seen Lester possibly released at the end of January. However, after spending Christmas and New Years with family and close friends at her side, she received a late Christmas present when doctors informed her that she would be released from hospital three weeks in advance.

The Arima native left the hospital in a wheelchair and sporting a neck brace, destined for the Eastern borough and carrying a broad smile as she exited the hospital at about 2.30 pm on Wednesday. Though discharged, Lester will remain an outpatient of the SFGH as she begins her journey to full recovery.

The Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation continues to pray and wish for Lester’s health and the Federation hopes to see the national cyclist back on her bike in the shortest possible time.