Our Angel. Our Inspiration.
Zeniha Loo
January 2012, 6-year-old Zeniha Loo, of New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Since none of the hospitals in Guyana were equipped to perform surgeries of this nature, Zeniha’s mother reached out for help through every possible channel. She received three opinions from doctors in Trinidad, Canada, and the USA, and they all stressed the urgency to remove the tumor as early as possible.
Though all the options were costly, Zeniha’s mother chose the offer from Trinidad, which cost approximately $20,000.00 USD. A family decision was made to start a fundraising campaign in hopes of acquiring the necessary funds. However, donation were slow to come in desperate their daily pleas.
During this time, Lori Narine reached out to several hospitals and organizations on the family’s behalf, asking for assistance. A few hospitals offered treatment at full cost, and in addition, Zeniah would have needed to be transported by medical air ambulance from Guyana to the USA. This proved to be an impossible task given the lack of funding.
After a full month of pleading for assistance, Zeniha’s parents still did not have enough funds to cover the cost of the procedure, but they took her to the hospital in Trinidad anyway, in hopes of paying for the treatment in installments. Because of the time spent trying to accumulate the funds needed, her treatment was delayed and her condition rapidly deteriorated. Zeniha died on February 15, 2012.