Mundo Ravers - Contributed

Having returned to Jamaica on Sunday, dancer Ricardo 'Mundo Ravers' Gordon is faced with the task of dismissing speculations that his surgery was a fraud and that he was trying to scam the public.

Since last year, the dancer, his family, Ravers Clavers and the entertainment industry have been raising funds for him to do a kidney transplant as both his kidneys were said to be defunct. In January, his brother, Gevon 'Strength' Gordon, told THE WEEKEND STAR that Mundo had been in New York for some time waiting to get medical attention.

questions were raised

However, when spotted at Uptown Mondays earlier this week, questions were raised about whether or not a surgery was done and what the money had been used for?

"Is like dem (people) a seh dem tek dem money 'cause him di yute deh a Uptown Mondays a dance. Is like dem a seh nutten neva do Mundo and dem tek dem money. Everybody a seh how di yute get better so fast," a source said.

But Mundo said he is yet to do the surgery because he has not raised all the money he needs. Upon his return (to Jamaica) on Sunday, he said he was brought to Uptown Mondays by his friends.

"From mi go weh mi just deh inside a di house. Dem carry mi out. Mi nuh really go nowhere so when mi come home mi did just so happy. Just one night once in a while. Mi just did waan mi friend dem see mi. Mi try a likkle ting (dance) but mi stop 'cause mi caan do it like one time," said Mundo, who created the 'Follow Thru' and 'Sassa Step' dance moves.

"Who feel seh a fraud dem can come round a Hope Dialysis Centre anytime between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Monday and Thursday. Dem shoulda happy fi see mi and see seh mi can walk again."

a very active yute

Mundo also questioned if it is wrong for him to go out because he is a sick person.

"Because mi sick mi nuh suppose to go out? I'm not like everybody else, I am a very active yute. Mi used to play football and mi dance a lot. Mi haffi enjoy mi life. Mi haffi fight. Mi caan jus' siddung and seh 'Oh Lord mi caan run again, mi caan dance again'. Even this morning di nurse a seh mi need more exercise," he told THE WEEKEND STAR, while noting that everyone in his community knows that he is extremely sick.

Mundo said he is patiently waiting to undertake the life changing procedure.

"I haven't done it yet, we need more money so we can put some things together.

Mi can move around but mi nuh too overdo myself, nutten weh mi ago use up too much energy," he told THE WEEKEND STAR.

He said he is not sure about the date of his surgery because he has been put on a waiting list. In the meantime, he said he is trying to raise enough money so that he can get the operation done privately.

"If mi can get the money, mi can get it done privately so it can happen much quicker. So mi wouldn't haffi siddung and wait pon da long list deh," he said.

Previously, Mundo said he needed $22 million, but after doing more research he has found another doctor who can do the surgery for between US$50,000 (J$4.25 million) and US$60,000 (J5.1 million). However, that does not include the cost of medication and aftercare that he will need for at least two years.

But before surgery is done he will need at least half the total to show the doctor that he can in fact afford the operation and aftercare, he said.

In addition, there are plans to restart Day Rave in his Nannyville community next Friday. Proceeds from the event will be used to offset some of the cost for his dialysis treatment that costs $16,000 per week.

As he waits to do his surgery, he said he wants people to "just keep praying for me and thanks to everybody looking out for me from start."