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Gambian Woman, Rohie Kah, Dies Tragically
By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief
Exactly at 1pm today, Rohie Kah, a 37-year-old Gambian Registered Nurse and mother of three died following brain complications. Kah, who reportedly visited the Weston MedSpa in Weston Florida for a procedure to remove cellulite and stretch marks, was to be ferried to the local Weston Hospital in Broward County after she was declared brain dead.
Below is a story culled from the New York Daily News of October 1st. 2009 detailing Rohie’s tragic encounter with staff of the MedSpa?
“Florida woman, Rohie Kah, declared brain dead after receiving Carboxytherapy treatment at a spa
BY Gina Salamone
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Thursday, October 1st 2009, 3:12 PM
Rohie Kah, 37, was rushed to the hospital after becoming unresponsive during a cellulite treatment called Carboxytherapy.
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A spa visit is meant to make clients feel refreshed - but a Florida woman left one spa brain dead.
Rohie Kah, a 37-year-old mother of three, visited the Weston MedSpa in Weston, Fla., Sept. 25 for a procedure to remove cellulite and stretch marks, ABC news reports. But things somehow went horribly wrong.
Kah, a registered nurse, is now on life support. "It's just a matter of time before she's dead," Michael Freedland, one of her lawyers, told ABC.
A regular customer at the spa, Kah reportedly often booked services like massages and manicures. Her lawyers say she was scheduled for a different service this time - a procedure called Carboxytherapy.
The spa’s Web site describes this particular “medical service” as injections of carbon dioxide that improve the appearance of cellulite or stretch marks. The cost ranges from $140 to $160 per injection.
Kah was taken by ambulance from MedSpa to a local hospital when she became unresponsive, her lawyers said. She’s been declared legally brain dead.