Canadian Family Fights To Move The Child On Life Support .Canadian families are struggling to keep the son of 13 months, breathing tube, said it was denied a request to have him transferred to a hospital in Michigan.
Moe and Maraachli Word refused to sign the consent when the Canadian health authorities have given their son Joseph was suffering from a progressive degenerative neurological disease, and has constantly been growing should be removed from life support. Joseph treated the London Health Sciences Centre in Ontario.
The Maraachlis reached out to Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, hoping to get their son transferred for ongoing care.
Spokesman of the Toll family Sat Alone said the hospital initially agreed to accept the transfer. He said he has since received an email stating that the request was rejected.Canadian Family Fights To Move The Child On Life Support
Not Alone sent an e-mail from the hospital in Detroit, he said, explaining that after a review of records by Joseph and neurological intensive care physicians, "we can not offer something of Joseph, it does has not already been provided during his current incarceration His current team of clinical care. .. transfer to our facility will not give him any advantage or family. "
Vickie Winn, a spokesman for Children's Hospital, confirmed that Jose is not a patient at the hospital, but could not comment further, citing patient confidentiality laws.
Sansalone said that the family will be at least three other hospitals in other states.Canadian Family Fights To Move The Child On Life Support
