Chayanne Parboo, the three-year-old girl from the Pomeroon district who departed Guyana for the United States on February 3 to seek medical attention for leukemia, may be returning home in time for Christmas as her cancer is said to be in remission.
Saving Hands Emergency Aid (SHEA) on Friday posted the update on Parboo on their Facebook page. “We are pleased to share that Chayanne’s cancer is in remission. She will be completing her initial treatment phase at the end of September, followed by 8 weeks of a delayed intensification and interim-maintenance phase of treatment, after which she will enter (the) maintenance phase with oral medication. If all goes according to plan, Chayanne should be home in Guyana by Christmas, with follow-up visits to the USA every few months.”
Following her arrival in the US, the child began treatment on February 6.