The Wailers bassist has suffered multiple strokes, a minor heart attack and a fall that keeps him bedridden.
The daughter of the legendary bassist of The Wailers Aston “Family Man” Barrett, Aiesha Barrett, started a campaign to raise funds in order to help his father who is going through a complex state of health.
The initiative, done through the platform GoFundMe, aspire to gather 100 One thousand dollars to pay for the medical care that the musician must receive, such as physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
“Hola, my name is Aiesha Barrett and I started this fundraiser to help my father, Aston Barrett, get the medical help you need”, she explains in the post, where he details that he “need physical therapy and rehabilitation” well “have had multiple strokes, a minor heart attack and a fall that has now left him bedridden and immobile”.
“suffer from dementia and, often, lose your memory. I don't have the funds to pay for those medical expenses and neither do the people who are supposed to take care of him.. need help ASAP“, Add.
For the same, Aiesha Barrett asks for collaboration to help her father “to regain good health, even walk again or play his bass”.
“This has been hard for me and difficult to write, but I know that being silent doesn't help either. Then, please, if anyone can help with this medical expense, it would mean a lot to him. Needs to see people and get out of the house more and socialize again. he needs your help”, finish the post.
Any contribution for the musician can be made in the following link.
reggae legend
“Family Man” is an angular figure in reggae, as it contributed both to its development and its spread from Jamaica to the world.
Along with his drummer brother Carlton Barrett, murdered in 1987, they formed a dream duo in The Wailers accompanying Bob Marley and are considered the forerunners of the classic rhythm “one drop” that characterizes reggae.
That importance led the Jamaican government to grant it in August of last year the Order of Distinction (Commander class), sixth-highest recognition in the island's honors system.
“It's about time he and Carly get recognized for what they did for Jamaica and music”, said at that time his son Aston Jr.
