Beyoncé Ross Foundation set up in honour of national cyclist

One year after the death of national cyclist Beyoncé Ross, family members have set up a foundation in her memory.
Beyoncé, who won three gold medals in the 2017 National School’s Cycling Championships, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in February 2018 and passed away a few months later.
The late teen’s mother, Yonette, at the launch of the foundation, stated that they do not want others to have to suffer as her daughter did.
Beyoncé was getting severe headaches and vomiting in February but was treated for a stomach infection before an MRI indicated a tumour in the middle of her brain.
She underwent surgery on April 13 at the Georgetown Public Hospital. It was later revealed that the tumour was not cancerous.
However, doctors informed that the surgery could not have been done here and overseas treatment was required. On Monday, May 28, the results of the biopsy, done by a Jamaica-based professor, revealed that the brain tumour was not cancerous.
It was on June 6, 2018, that she slipped into a coma and never woke up.
“We are at the initial stage of the foundation at this point. We are now trying to form it and are hoping that we can get the intervention of the public. If we don’t do something like this then Beyoncé’s death would just pass like that. That is not what we want for her. She was just 15 years old and full of life and unfortunately, an unfortunate situation arose, so that is why we are forming this foundation in her memory,” her mother said.
According to the woman, efforts are being made to prevent others from suffering as the young athlete did. She said the foundation hopes to assist persons who were diagnosed with tumours in the brain at an early stage.
Meanwhile, the foundation has organised a cycle road race and fun day for Sunday, July 7, in her memory.
The race peddles off from the Rose Hall Town arch at 08:00h and will proceed to the Number 51 Police Station and return to Rose Hall for the finish. The event is open to all cyclists in Berbice.
During that period, there will be a foot road race from Rose Hall to Johns and back to Rose Hall.
Then at the Area H Ground there will be athletics, cricket, basketball and volleyball. “After Sunday’s event, we are looking to get the foundation up and running in memory of Beyoncé,” her mother told this publication.