Mahaica toddler has successful heart surgery in India

Kenneth Prince

The Mahaica boy who was in need of an urgent heart operation made the trip to India last month and has returned after successful open heart surgery

Nine-month-old Kenneth Prince is doing better and according to his relatives, “his suffering has ended for now”. Prince was diagnosed with congenital cyanotic heart disease five months ago and relatives watched as his health deteriorated rapidly.

After many public pleas for assistance the family was able to secure the funding for the operation. Prince’s grandmother, Bernadette Jackson told Stabroek News on Tuesday that many people helped financially, but that it was the contribution