Neleissa La Rose, the four-year-old Berbice River girl who was burnt about her body almost a month ago has since undergone several surgeries in the US, all of which were successful.
In a recent Facebook post, Non-Governmental Organisation Saving Hands Emergency Aid (SHEA) announced that LaRose is progressing “well” since her arrival in the United States.
“She has undergone several extensive surgeries which were all successful,” the organisation said.
La Rose departed Guyana onboard an Air One ambulance on February 3rd.
SHEA said that majority of La Rose’s skin grafting has been completed but her legs were badly damaged and doctors are trying their best.
A person with knowledge of the incident in which La Rose was burnt had told Stabroek News that it occurred on January 22nd, at Maria Henrietta, Berbice River.
La Rose sustained third degree burns to 70% of her body. Prior to her departure, she was admitted at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
She required urgent medical treatment which was not available in Guyana.
La Rose, this newspaper was told, was in the company of a cousin who allegedly started a fire to roast corn. However, a bottle containing gasoline, which was used to start the fire, reportedly exploded and ignited La Rose’s clothing.
