Epress.am News from Armenia
Ex-soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army Grigor Yesayan, who got a disease of the central nervous system a month and a half after being drafted into military service in the fall of 2001, is undergoing medical examinations in Yerevan. Yesayan intends to send the results to Germany, where he wants to continue his treatment.
Yesayan said in an interview with Epress.am that medical exams in Armenia are being financed by the RA Ministry of Defense. However, the Ministry does not take upon itself to fund the ex-soldier's treatment abroad.
“The Defense Ministry is ready to cover the travel costs, while we've opened a bank account to raise funds for the medical treatment. If the required amount is raised, I will be able to undergo treatment,” he said.
Yesayan has recently undergone magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine; a computed tomography (CT) scan of the head is scheduled for May. The MRI procedures showed a positive development; now he is awaiting the CT for further details, the ex-soldier said.
According to Yesayan, he was healthy when he was drafted into the Army in 2001. About two months into his military service, however, he received food poisoning and was taken to a hospital in Djebrail, then – to Stepanakert, from where he was transferred by a helicopter to Erebouni Medical Centre in Yerevan on January 12, 2002. The young man was unable to return to service and was demobilized. He has been unable to walk since.
“A few soldiers from our military unit died in the hospital. They said that a commander was tried and sentenced to two years in prison. So what? I've become disabled,” Yesayan said.
An account in the name of Grigor Yesayan's mother, Karine Yesayan, has been opened in VTB Bank (Armenia):
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