Nine-year-old Javier Anderson who was diagnosed with cancer last year, but remained positive throughout, died around 13:00 hrs on Tuesday at the Georgetown Public Hospital Paediatric Ward with his mother by his side.
He had been readmitted to hospital just over a month ago.
Javier, a former student of North Georgetown Primary school was described as a very loving, caring and intelligent person by his mother, Lizanna Anderson. “Javier was my son yes but anyone who knew him will miss him because there was just something special about him,” she said.
When Stabroek News visited Anderson at her home a few hours after her son’s passing, she was teary eyed as she recalled his last moments spent with her.
“Javier just lay easily on his bed and I told him ‘Javier if you hearing me open your eyes’ and he did. I did it again and he opened but when I lastly called on him he didn’t respond and it was then that he had just took his last breath,” she said.
Anderson said although she was grieving she was pleased that Javier made it to see the New Year since with his condition she wasn’t expecting it.
She continued that her son fought for his life to the utmost, but she believes “Jesus loves him more… so He took him by His side.”
She also recalled, “Yesterday [Tuesday] morning when he woke up, he just started to say ‘blood of Jesus’ and he shake me telling me mommy say it with me nah and I did. He told me he was feeling sick but didn’t complain of any pain or so… I just assumed he was in pain.”
Anderson added that she pleaded with Javier to say something to her and he softly said, ‘Mommy I love you,’ with the oxygen attached to his mouth which was his only means of breathing during his last admittance to the hospital.
Javier was an aspiring pilot and even though he was fighting for his life in hospital, he wanted to attend school. He had told his mother that he might have to repeat a class because he missed so much.
On Good Friday last year, Javier had his left leg amputated after being diagnosed with Osteosarcoma some months prior. His resilience and determination to get on with life shone through when he topped Courts’ Mother’s Day Essay Competition on why his mom should be the Mother of the Year.
Javier leaves to mourn his mother, four-year-old brother, other relatives and friends.
