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When a 9-month-old is diagnosed with cancer …

Updated December 9 2025 2 min read

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It is a nightmare that parents dread, having their child diagnosed with a serious ailment such as cancer. Childhood cancer remains a significant health concern in Jamaica where leukaemia, lymphoma, and brain tumours represent the most common types affecting children. Born in November 2023, little Kayden Suba was living with his parents – mom Nicole Reid and dad Kevin Suba – in Burnt Savannah, Westmoreland. He was just a normal baby with normal behaviour patterns, until early August 2024 when his mother noticed some changes.

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