UPDATE::Makayla Sault, earlier First Nation child who refused chemo, relapsed: doctor - Aboriginal - CBC

I knew when I wrote about this story previously that I would be returning with an update as such. Makayla's condition has worsened.

A Hamilton oncologist testifying at a hearing into an indigenous child who has quit chemotherapy in favour of traditional medicine says in a similar case earlier this year, another First Nation girl stopped her chemo and has now suffered a relapse.

Makayla Sault's leukemia has come back, according to testimony by McMaster Children's Hospital's Vicky Breakey. Although Breakey didn't name the patient, it's clear she was referring to Makayla. The 11-year-old girl from the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation left chemotherapy treatment at the McMaster hospital in May to pursue traditional indigenous medicine.

Breakey said although Makayla​ left the hospital, they have still been monitoring her health.

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Makayla's family declined to be interviewed, but in a video posted on Facebook on Saturday Makayla proclaimed, "I just want to let everyone know that I'm alive and well and that I am healed."

In a statement released by her band on Friday, they say she is recovering from leukemia and the effects of chemotherapy.

The statement says, "She is under the care of her family and is receiving traditional medicines to assist with her recovery."

I am fairly certain that my next post concerning Makayla will be about her funeral.

Makayla Sault, earlier First Nation child who refused chemo, relapsed: doctor - Aboriginal - CBC