WATCH: 3-y-o with Erb’s palsy departs the island for surgery

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October 28, 2026

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WATCH: 3-y-o with Erb’s palsy departs the island for surgery

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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Three-year-old Ayana Wilson and her parents Rosalee Eccles Wilson and Aeon Wilson, departed the island on Tuesday for Philadelphia, United States, where the toddler will undergo a life-changing surgery.

The family along with Stephen and Luke Josephs, co-founders of the Crisis Support Charity and the Burn Foundation of Jamaica, departed the Norman Manley International Airport.

Ayana was born with Erb’s palsy, a condition involving nerve damage affecting the shoulder and arm. Her injury occurred during delivery following shoulder dystocia.

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