I have a feeling that many medical costs will be done out of charity based on the public attention this is getting. I am aware of a situation in Canada where a 4 year old is being refused full treatment for a 3rd time Leukemia. They are saying no more - palliative only. That is flipping breaking my heart.
Yes the parents have been making calls to the US. They need passports and $. I don’t think this child has that kind of time. I’ve been ‘following’ this child for over a year. So it’s been sad to hear of him doing so well for a while and just now relapsing and being refused anything but palliative.
I’m not a heartless monster and do feel bad for the child and parents. I have two children of my own and would do anything if they were in the same situation.
A lot of people here keeping blaming socialized medicine but I guarantee you if we looked we could find similar situations with insurance companies or Medicaid making the same decisions.