By Adrian Frater, News Editor 
Ms. Maureen Wright stands beside a section of her house, which was recently repaired by the Westmoreland police. - Adrian Frater Photo
WESTERN BUREAU:
JUST LAST week, former school teacher, 52-year-old Maureen Wright, of Seaton Crescent, in Savanna-la-Mar, was living in a house that did not spare her from the elements. The wooden structure was simply falling apart.
However, thanks the public relations department of the Westmoreland Police Division, who repaired the house as part of the parish's police Courtesy Week project, Ms. Wright, who is suffering from an undiagnosed condition similar to epilepsy, which has prevented her from working, is now living under much more secured conditions.
"I am thankful to the police, especially Sergeant Nadine Geant-Brown," said Ms. Wright. "They saw my situation and decided to help me and a grateful for that."
FAMILY INHERITANCE
Ms. Wright's plight first came to the attention of the police when she visited Sergeant Grant-Brown in a mediation-session, as she was involved in a sibling dispute as she claimed she was being cheated out of her family inheritance and was seeking justice.
"She used to quarrel with me a lot because she felt I was not doing enough in the family dispute," said Sergeant Grant-Brown, who is the LASCO Top Cop for 2003, the first woman to achieve this enviable feat. "I saw she needed help and we were only too happy to do what we did for her."
RIGHTFULLY MINE
"I would like to get what is rightfully mine," said Ms. Wright, in regards to the four houses she said her mother, who died intestate, left behind. "However, this house is also mine and I am happy that it has been repaired."
Despite the fact that Ms. Wright now have a more comfortable house, Sergeant Grant-Brown is not finished with the woman, whose mystery illness caused her to lose the little finger on her left hand, when she fell in one of her many block out spells.
"She is a teacher by profession and she wants to teach," said Sergeant Grant-Brown, as Ms. Wright showed her worn certificate as proof of her qualification. "I know her illness might pose a problem but I am going to try my best to help her secure a job."
Ms. Wright's illness, which results in frequent 'black outs' has been plaguing her for many years and despite visits to doctors here in Jamaica and in England, the cause of her condition remains unknown.
