Family pinning hopes on fundraisers for toddler s $2.8M treatment
A Pikwàkanagàn First Nation family is scrambling to raise millions of dollars for to provide a cure for their 14-month-old s genetic disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, before he turns two.
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Born with genetic disorder SMA2, Kevin Verch must receive one-time dose of Zolgensma before he turns 2
Posted: Jan 07, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 7
Dana Pearce, 20, Brody Verch, 22, and their son Kevin Verch. The family is relying on fundraisers to pay for the toddler s $2.8-million genetic treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, which he must receive before he turns two in November. (Submitted by Dana Pearce)
Tom Stewart is chief executive of St. Joseph’s Health System in Hamilton, Ont. and a member of both the Ontario government’s COVID-19 science and command tables
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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is postponing all elective and non-urgent procedures in order to meet its increasing critical-care needs.
All beds were filled in the intensive and progressive care units when president and chief executive Lori Marshall announced the temporary measure on Jan. 5.
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The postponements are to begin Jan. 7. But cancer surgeries and procedures will continue, as will emergency and urgent surgeries.
“We anticipate that our critical-care needs are only going to grow,” Marshall said during a conference call with media.
He s 101, she s 92. But this couple at an Ontario seniors home isn t a priority for the COVID-19 vaccine
Families at the Copernicus Lodge care home are learning that where their loved ones live in the facility will determine whether or not they’re a priority to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Posted: Jan 05, 2021 7:48 PM ET | Last Updated: January 7
Tony Morawski, 101 and his wife Jean, 92, have been married for 75 years. The pair moved to Copernicus Lodge three years ago, before which they lived in Etobicoke where Morawski proudly maintained a full backyard vegetable garden. Now their family has learned they won t be among the first in line for the COVID-19 vaccine.(Submitted by Tanya Springer)