Any parent will say that having a sick child is not an easy thing but having a child with a deadly disease, can be a horrifying experience.
Alain Thomas’ nightmare began in February 2013 when his four-year-old daughter, Alainey Charles, was diagnosed with cancer.
Alainey was born one month before Thomas, from Grand Bay, left Dominica for greener pastures but he kept in contact and he knew about everything that was going on in her life.
“She’s my only daughter, you know,” he told DNO.
As the child grew older, the parents began to realize that something was not right.
“She began getting breathless very quickly,” Thomas explained.
Alainey was taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital for a check up and what followed was a long list of visits which appeared to have no end.
“All they keep on saying is pneumonia, pneumonia, pneumonia,” Thomas stated.
But treatment and medication for pneumonia did not did not halt the breathlessness which got progressively worse. The parent thought that something else was going on with their child and demanded some more tests.
Finally the news no one in the family expected, came.
It was discovered that Alainey had cancer in her left kidney and the disease had spread to her lungs.
Thomas was devastated. “I felt as if I had gotten two bullets in my chest, I felt as if I wanted to die,” he said.
After the initial shock of the news passed, Thomas became determined that he was not going to let his child succumb to the disease.
So he turned to his faith and social media for help. “The money was not all that on my side but I prayed, I started making calls, I sent Facebook messages, I did everything I could,” he related.
One of the persons who heard Thomas’ plight was Dr. Kenneth Darroux, MP for Petite Savanne, who began offering assistance and advice.
Thomas’ goal was to get Alainey to the US for treatment but the process itself was no easy task.
It turned out that getting the doctor’s diagnosis was not simple and it took days of begging, literally, to get it.
After a couple of angry calls, the diagnosis was finally given to Alainey’s mother who immediately sent it to Thomas.
He said his heart sank when a doctor in the US saw it and said the child needed immediate treatment.
“He said we need to get that child ASAP for treatment,” Thomas said, “It was that bad.”
To add even more urgency to the situation, Thomas said he learnt that doctors in Dominica were planning to remove Alainey’s cancerous kidney without offering any treatment for the cancer itself.
“I told them that nobody is going to touch my child because I am going to do what I have to do to get her up here,” he said. “I know if they had cut her in Dominica, she would have died.”
But Thomas had to get a visa for Alainey and her mother and that had to be done in Barbados.
A flurry of phone calls followed and with the help of Dr. Darroux and prime minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, the two were flown to that island where they were met by Thomas.
With her visa settled, Alainey was flown to the US and taken straight to hospital.
Chemotherapy and radiation followed and eventually the cancerous kidney was removed.
It has been a month now since Alainey was declared cancer free and Thomas said throughout her ordeal, she never lost her energy.
“The nurse and doctors kept on asking me why she is so energetic since they could not understand how a child so sick could have all that energy,” he said.
Thomas is of the firm belief that Alainey’s healing is nothing short of a miracle.
“Yes, it is a miracle, it is definitely a miracle,” he said.
To God be the glory great things he has done! Children are a blessing from the Lord. She’s such an angel and she’s here for a purpose. To her parents, continue to trust in the Almighty Father and serve him with all your heart, mind and soul as long you live. Men will fail you but God Almighty will NEVER FAIL YOU and he will continue to guide this little angle.
AWWWWWW this story is astounding!!! WOw! God is good! All the best princess Alainey!!!
Thank you Jesus,you a so great.I know you are still healing your people.
I am just crying, I think is joy. may the great god bless this child, your prime minister and the other gentleman are well bless people. I t is a sad story with joy to the end. yes i believe she is heal forever in jesus name. god bless America.
all i wanna say is ……SHE IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CHILD …….TEACH HER TO PRAY BECAUSE SHE IS SUCH BLESSING AND HAS BEEN BLESSED
With God, all things are possible. We just have to believe, that He is able to do abundantly above all that we can ask or think. I do not k now this family, but I can imagine what they were going through. I admire the father for hI m staying in close contact with his family, even if he was I’m the US. The healing of that child came from God no one else. He is a mighty healer.
This story brought tears to my eyes, because I,ve got a 10 year old, who is so precious to me, no one wants to see their children suffer.
God bless this family, and never forget to give Him praise.
Heavenly Father Yahweh. You are truly amazing!
DNO great story
To God be the glory – Great things he has done!!!! Let us continue to thank God for all the blessings bestowed upon us – most of all – Thank you Lord for keeping little Alainey in the palm of your hands!!!!!
what a beautiful babes.i want a baby like her now .
By the stripes of Jesus Christ we are healed–both physically and spiritually; but “faith without works is dead” Alain Thomas believed and he put his faith to work for the sake of his little girl.
There is no way that our God of Love would deny such call for help. O yes! He heard the call of Alain Thomas by the works of his faith and trust, and now Thomas’ little girl is well.
Let us give God the glory; for He is the Living God of Life in His Person Jesus–with God nothing is impossible.
Thank you Liz! You are a woman of faith. You have a message to share. Please do not be silent!
Jesus is Jehovah Rapha – the LORD our Healer! This is one of His “redemptive titles.”
I say the following to every true (born again) believer in Jesus Christ:
On the solid rock of the Word of God which you stand upon I encourage you will exercise your faith as believers and let God use you.
You are ” …heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ;…” (Romans 8:17)
Jesus said “If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” (John 14:14) The Apostle James wrote (by the Holy Spirit) “…pray one for another, that ye may be healed…” (James 5:16)
God is who He says HE is.
You are what God says YOU are.
God will do what He says HE will do.
You can do what God says YOU can do!
I invite you to visit my website and encourage others to visit it. Tell them about the articles and sermons. There is nothing to buy and nothing to join. Just Biblical truth that is changing lives around he world!
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Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill. Pentecostal Evangelist.
There is no such thing as “cancer” free. There is only cancer non-detectible. You have to ask yourself why she had cancer in the first place. It doesn’t come from no where and it can easily come back. Hopefully it won’t.
Don,t you believe in miracles. Keep your negative comments to yourself and stop trying to damage the hope of the parents and all those involved with this little girl. You sound like the messenger of doom and gloom
I am an evangelist with a deliverance ministry, not an M.D.
I thank God for the M.D.s and all who work in the health care professions.
Pentecostal Christians know that God still heals through prayer with the laying on of hands or the anointing witn oil. But we also believe that He heals through doctors by the use of medicine and surgury.
One is direct. The other is indirect.
Years ago after six weeks of ministry in Toronto followed by sixteen weeks in New York, and then another sixteen weeks in the Caribbean with a service (almost) every evening and sometimes twice on Sundays, I was stuck by an illness that threatened my career.
I went to a Christian M.D. in Toronto who was a specialist famous for the creaton of one of the world’s great vaccines. He told me I had brought my condition on by over work and may have to stop preaching. After he had written me a prescription (and told me it may not work) he laid his hands upon me and prayed for my healing.
I took the prescription for a time. When I stopped using it the illness was gone. It never returned. I have often said I don’t know if it was the prescription or the prayer that healed me.
The Bible says in Isaiah 53:5 “…by his stripes we are healed.” This is indeed both spiritual healing and physical healing. Thank you for drawing our attention to this great truth once again! This is part of what we call “the full gospel”. People have been healed simply by discovering that Jesus paid for their healing at the whipping post! You are doing a good work by making it known.
Mr. Alain Thomas has demonstrated the importance of using both faith and works together. I am so grateful – not only for little Alainey’s miraculous (yes, miraculous!) recovery – but also for what her father has taught us. Wow! This man stood up against the system. He deserves to be celebrated! To God be the glory!
Fo those who would like to know more about the healing power of God I invite you to visit my website
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“But we also believe that He heals through doctors by the use of medicine and surgery” Rev. Donald Hill December 3, 2013
I am glad you said “we” because I also believes that truth as well.
That insight is the way I understand what our Lord God said to Moses through His saying: “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you”. Exodus 3-14
Our God of Love in Spirit and Truth, makes Himself who He has to be–through His obedient human servants–for the sake of saving His chosen people; once again I say both spiritually and physically. Praise Him, our God Jehovah who lives in His Person of Love, Jesus Christ.
Only God knows what the future holds for any individual.
However, we live in the present. At this moment this precious little girl – Alainey Thomas – is cancer free.
The Lord Jesus said `…whom the Son makes free is free indeed`
Let us give God the glory! He has a plan for her
life. He also has a plan for her parents and their family. Nothing happens by chance. There are thousands of DNO readers out there who know that this is true because they know God and His ways.
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill. Pentecostal Evangelist.
My God is awesome, He can move mountains..
That is purely the hands of my God. He worked a miracle, open doors for Alainey, put people in Alain’s path to get proper care for his daughter. What more can we do but to live our lives for God. Thank you for healing this little Angel Lord. Give her long life, perfect health and strength and most importantly, help her to serve you when she is older. Thank you for her caring and determined parents. God is great!
to God be the glory, i am certain that there were prayer warriors on their knees for this child.. God bless her
Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees.
There will always be the nay-sayers who want to rob God of His glory by taking the supernatural out of any story that shows His miraculous power. But through the years many Christians have seen
the hand of God in the circumstances of life doing what no human power could do.
In my ministry I see astonishing miracles of healing. Demons
crying with loud voices come out of those who are posessed. It is no big deal. It is only standard New Testament full gospel ministry. The outsiders or unbelievers 
are the only ones who are surprised. We expect it to happen! 
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill. Pentecostal Evangelist.
As a father of three young ones myself I must say PRAISE THE LORD JESUS !! and thank you to the father for keeping his hopes and faith alive and demanding that the child be seen by a specialist.
GOD BLESS
Alainey, you have an excellent disposition which greatly helped you. I wish you continued health and strength. To your parents, their love for you, determination and perseverance won in the end.
Parents, continue to take good care of your daughter that her ailment will never return. Faith, hope and trust in God and prayers. One day at a time. God bless everyone of you!
waw.what an amazing story.it bring tears to my eyes.and to those dominican who always give hells on america,we have at least one thing to give thanks to ,and thats our medical facilities are almost up to date.
That’s why the song writer wrote.Why worry when we can pray, trust Jesus and he will lead the way,don’t be like doubting Thomas put your faith and trust in Jesus.Why worry,worry,worry when we can pray.This story brought tears to my eyes.And looking at her picture she is such an adorable little girl.Thank god for his healing power.May the good god of the whole universe continue to touch you and put a fence of protection all around you that no weapon that is formed against you will prosper because Satan is a defeated foe he has already loose the battle.And to the dad just keep on singing there is power in the name of Jesus.we serve a mighty god.
To our God BE JOYFUL PRAISE. GIVE THANKS to the Lord for he is GOOD. We shall NOT DIE, we shall LIVE and recount Gods MIGHTY DEEDS.
Little princess I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Thank you Jesus you are TRULY a MIGHTY GOD.
praises to you oh Lord Jesus Christ!!! Nothing can touch the power God! People put your trust in the Lord!!
Praises to the most high!! God is great and his works and results are fullfilling, my friend AC and daughter be strong and may god continue to bless and favor you all, stay bless xxxx
Our Lord is a Great God!!.
God is good all the time.This is really a a touching story and a miracle by god.Continue to pray and believe in god
thank u lord for giving this child life once more , and her parent u all a what u could parent . keep it up and continue to help other children . people die when they time rich
Father we thank for this miracle. We give you all the honour and the Glory and for who you are. We pray and we believe that souls will be won by this miraculous healing and again we thank you and praise you in Jesus Mighty Name.
To God be the glory great things he has done. God bless Alainey and her parents.
She’s so sweet she reminds me of my little Diamond ,take care of her God has a plan for her, and love to you parents i’m so proud of you, to God be the glory .
we are happy to hear that you are doing great. we know you and we were also amazed of the energy you had during your illness in Dominica. we wish you all the best and hope to see you someday… God’s blessing to you and lots of love..
from: tawi, charisse and ishana
Daddy you are indeed a true Hero
Jah bless
she is so beautiful. I cannot image getting such a news. My little girls means all the world to me. God bless this little princess.
God is good all da time….that man is just a masterpiece…..dnt ever underestimate the power of pray….u made me cry…m so happy for u…..dnt ever forget to thank him….
am in so much tears readin this story
All the Glory and Honour be to our God!
I pray that you will live a healthy long and fruitful life.
thats something i love reading man! cassy i knew god was with you and thats a blessing, god will continue to bless this child!
praise the lord.
God is so good!
The Lord has done great things where off we are glad. God is God and his mercy is everlasting. Its a great news.
May God continued to watch over little Alainey and her Family,
Remember to give the Lord Thanks
Catherine
Congratulations Alain, for not stopping at the stop sign. Your daughter is going to need you now more than ever. Keep loving her and her mother. Persistence never fail. I am so happy that you was able to push for what you believe. Glad to hear that PM, Roosevelt Skerrit, played a part in your efforts to get the care and treatment that your daughter desperately needed. DO NOT STOP. Keep fighting, keep praying, and most of all keep LOVING YOUR DAUGHTER. The battle is not completely over, keep her safe and free from any chemicals.
We do not know each other, but your story is very touching. I was moved by your LOVE for your DAUGHTER.
Praise be to God!! Alainey I will keep you in my prayers.
God is good all the time and all the time God is good
Amen.
amen to that, second it
I never stop praying for my niece. To God be the glory great things he has done.
This is a miracle, God is real and living among us. Keep on serving the Lord and continue to pray, little darling princess, so cute, serve the Lord with all your heart as he has great things ahead of you. Who said that God is not real. Daddy you are a great dad. Continue to be there for your little princess along with her mommy. We certainly need more dads like you in this world.
John3.16 For God So Loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,but have everlasting life and have it more abondantly. And that’s you and your princess.
Love and blessings to you and your lady.
They have shown what a family can do. “Two shall put 10,000 to flight.”
I am awed by the wisdom and strength shown by this Dad in a crisis situation. Nobody was big enough to stand in his way.
Equally commendable is the loving care given by the Mom and the way she co-operated with the process to make things happen.
My prayer is “Lord, cement their hearts together in true love. Let them be a model family. They have much to teach
us. Amen.”
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hlll. Pentecostal Evangelist.
Battles like this are not won by blaming anybody or badmouthing. It is too late for that kind of negativity. Thank God for those who saw the need and moved quickly letting the past be the past!
This is an adorable little girl. Just to see the pictures of of her is enough to move anybody to do what they can to help.
I join in congratulating the father Alain Thomas in his determined effort to get things moving and his continued pushing, Dr. Kenneth Darroux M.P., for his support, Prime Minister Skerrit for doing what only what he could do, and little Alainey’s mother for her loving care and co-operaion in the process, and of course much appreciaton to the entire medical team in the U.S. and all others who contributed.
No doubt the Hand of God was in this whole medical process. I have no problem calling this a miracle! Let us continue to pray for this precious litte girl and her family.
I invite you to visit my website
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Click onto ARTICLES and read the article “Jesus is the Same Today.”
Sincerly, Rev. Donald Hill. Pentecostal Evangelst.
I met this talkative little girl one Saturday morning while her grandma was trying to find her some water. She immediately started to talk and laugh when I invited them to my mom’s spot where I was chiling. She warmed my heart with her jovial spirit. A few weeks later I met the grandma and askd about her, and she gave me the terrible news of her illness. I was immediately saddened and offered to say prayers. I am very very pleased to see this story today. I remembered the name Alainey – I remember telling her it was a lovely name for a lovey little girl. Best wishes to Alainey and her family God Bless you! I am truly happy!!!
God bless then
god bless u, and will continue to bless you
God is incontroll
Our God is an awesome God.he can do anything.dedicate that little girl to the service of god.u are a great father may God richly bless u and ur daughter.also mom don’t give up on her at anytime and always stay strong.God bless u all.
God is a Good God…Im happy she’s feeling much better now… And that her father never gave up on her…Kudos to wonderful parents…May God continue to bless this family and lil girl… Greetings from St Lucia!!
To God be the Glory great things he has done.
In the midst of all the sad news hear there and every where, this one was sad and touching but the out come can make one tear up. little girl you are proof that miracles do happen….be strong Daddy and mummy…because now she needs you both even more than ever…all the best…
I have and I am having mixed feelings here. I happy and sad at the same time. I am joyful that this kid and her parents are doing better and so sad that she is just a kid- 4 years old. You ask yourself why- when an adult develops a tumor there is an implied reasoning – whatever it maybe , bad eating habits, hereditary, wear and tare etc but when it’s a kid the only question is why.
Alainey you are not just a Cutey you are my hero darling you inspire me to be better as a parent.
I am tearing up got to go.
Glory be to God, He still performs miracles!! The same God yesterday, today and for ever more
That picture of the Dad and Child is sooo sweet!! Pure father-daughter love!!! I love it!!
I am happy for the young child. Others were not so lucky and perished!
Sweet indeed. This is the kind of love that a father and daughter should share in the bed.
I pray that this little angel will grow from strength to strength and continue to feel and be better. Thanks to all who helped.
Sometimes you just have to fight for what you believe is best for you, even in the US. Respect the Rastaman’s determination!!
As an aside, Dominican doctors need to put their egos on ice and stop doing this nonsense of not wanting to give patients their notes, or referrals.
cette petite fille a du courage de se battre est voire des parents formidable je suis heureux pour elle biz
Some Fathers do care and we should give those who care praise when it is due. So please to hear that little Alianey is doing well. I feel good for and her parents and pray God keep her Guardian Angel looking over her. Brave and beautiful young child. Heart warming story.
There are fathers and “FATHERS”, Alain is a father. You can tell he LOVES his daughter. I join in prayer for continuous recovery for his daughter and for a continued relationship with her mother because Alainey will need them both to continue her survival.
GOD is powerful
I know my classmate is relived I’m so glad that she’s ok now it has been a trying time for both parents……..but they never gave up hope………. This brought tears to my eyes
To God be the glory great things He has done! God bless this precious one and her family.
That is why I will never cease to Praise him.
Thank you Father for doing this miracle for your Glory & Honour. We Praise you Lord.
respect to you ras u strong cause i cannot imagine what i would do if i was in ur shoe, cause i have a little daughter dia n if she get a bruise i vex much less 4 cancer
That story just made my day!!! Excellent!!!
Thank you Lord for saving this little angel. your work here is not done sweetie. daddy keep on the faith and teach her more
God bless you princess..bless u bless u and bless u
Who jah bless no man curse. Let me say heart of to the father of this girl who did all he could do for his daughter. Fathers don’t get enough praises like we should. God bless the family
Fathers who deserve praises do get praises. This father deserve praises.
God bless you
thanks God my dear
This story brought tears to my eyes.. I know her, she is a special child and i pray God continue to bless her. She has alot of love in her heart…
Thank God everything went in favour for you and your little princess. Thanking God also for Mr. Roosevelt Skerrit and Dr. Darroux.
This Hospital looks like PMH to me! hehehehehehe not even the PM trust P.M.H
And your comment is relevant how?
Are you a smart fool? or just a selfish idiot?
Really person?Are you that heartless?
OK smart peoples – if this Hospital does not look like our PMH, then it goes to show that the PMH is in really bad shape!! What’s the BIG DEAL? And mind you – the pic only shows a small room. No one had enough commonwealth sense to say, well, this is just a room in the hospital. Who is heartless? I’m happy for the child and family! I expressed my feelings in a previous comment! But is’t nice that so many of you jumped on my comment. In any case, we all know that our PM does not trust his own hospital.
Alainey Charles we love you and our prayers have never seize. Hoping to see you again some time in the near future
Good news for a change. Some are “born” there, others are cured there. Way to go USA. I’m happy for the family. Please! don’t smoke near her. She’s so precious. Thank you Jesus.
Thank God. Little Alainey,you are so cute,girl.
Praises to the most high God. Lainey aunty so much u are a fighter.
Continue to give God thanks for his blessings. Keep on getting well little princess.
Aww thats definetly a miracle thsnks God this lil princess has survive. Tears after reading this. this is a father thumbs up dad.
The top picture speaks a thousand words. I pray God’s continued Healing, Grace, Mercy and Peace on Alainey and her entire family.
God is a good of miracles and a God of His Promises. To God be all the glory and praise. I am so happy for Alainey and her family.
I’m quite happy to hear that this 4 yr old is cancer free and much better. Thanks to God. Children are a precious gift. I just can’t believe that the doctor refused to give the child’s diagnosis. That’s how we die here. Doctors are afraid of telling people what is wrong, and some die of fear, fear of something they don’t even have. Thank God the father was in states. They seem to be better at their profession over there.
aww, she is so sweet. Thank god for his healing. And thanks to everyone who assisted in putting an end to her battle with cancer. Congrats to her parents and continue praying that this is the end of cancer for little Alainey
That’s our Girl! Prayers make a difference we will continue praying for our princess. Go has a plan for you. Love coming all the way from Grand Bay darling