1952 Olympic medalList in dire need of financial help

FORMER weight lifting medallist, Lennox Kilgour, is in need of funds to pay medical bills. Kilgour is currently recovering from a skin graft operation at the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Cocorite. Newsday learnt that Kilgour, 75, fell some weeks ago and injured his left instep. He sought treatment at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital but the injury got worse. He is a diabetic. It is reported that he was ‘treated badly’ at the hospital. He subsequently sought treatment at the Cocorite private institution, where a skin graft was done to the injured instep. He is still recovering at the hospital, since he is unable to walk. Close friends say they hope Kilgour will be able to move around soon.

In the meantime, with each passing day he continues to recuperate at the institution, his medical bills are growing and he is finding it difficult to pay the money. Friends told Newsday the WITCO Sports Foundation has come forward in response to a plea for help for the ailing hero, and has contributed funds toward the medical expenses. However, those funds are not enough and Kilgour’s friends are making a plea to members of the public to assist. They say a national hero should be treated with dignity and be recognised. Kilgour lives alone at Powder Magazine. His house at St James was gutted by fire several years ago. Kilgour in 1952 at the Helsinki Olympics won a bronze medal for weight lifting.