It was a touching second to see burn victims 15-year-old Adrianna Laing and 19-year-old Alecia King have been capable of share a heat embrace and phrases of encouragement after they lastly met for the primary time on their return from the US for remedy.
Laing travelled to Shriners Youngsters’s Hospital in Boston for corrective surgical procedure, whereas King acquired remedy on the hospital’s Texas location.
They arrived at Sangster Worldwide Airport in Montego Bay, St James.
To this point, Laing, who arrived along with her father, has undergone 28 surgical procedures, whereas King, who travelled along with her mom, has undergone 30 surgical procedures.
This marks Laing’s fourth journey to the US for corrective surgical procedure, whereas King has travelled twice.
“At Sanmerna, we’re glad to face beside these two younger ladies. They’ve the spirit of the phoenix. We’re simply glad to point out Jamaica that via dedication and love, their tales should not nearly tragedy however about hope, miracles, and resilience,” stated Paige Dixon, venture supervisor on the Sanmerna Basis.
Adrianna’s ordeal started when her household’s house in Springfield, Westmoreland, was destroyed by fireplace, claiming the lives of her seven-year-old twin siblings, Jayden and Jorden Laing, on September 4, 2022.
King, who was 17 on the time, was doused with gasoline and set on fireplace whereas sleeping at a relative’s home in Redwood, St Catherine, in August 2023.
Her ex-boyfriend, Antwone Gray, has been charged with the crime.
Laing and King are set to proceed their remedy.
– Ashley Anguin
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