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A family from Langford, B.C., hoping to extend the life of their little girl who has a rare disease, has been rejected again ...
Langford girl Charleigh's medication funding will not be restored after the panel confirmed that recently presented ...
Charleigh Pollock's mother, Jori Fales, said through sobs in a social media video that there's been a "complete disregard" ...
Charleigh Pollock has a neurological disorder called Batten disease that leaves her with recurring severe seizures and mobility loss, and will eventually cut her young life short.
Josie Osborne says Island Health is in discussions with Charleigh’s family around the possibility of the family using private ...
The mother of 10-year-old Charleigh Pollock says the community has raised enough money to fund the next treatment.
B.C. Minister of Health Josie Osborne says the ministry is sticking by their decision to stop funding an expensive drug ...
The mother of a nine-year-old British Columbia girl with a rare and deadly disease says she's "disgusted" with the decision ...
Jori Fales with daughter Charleigh Pollock, 9. Charleigh has a rare, progressive, and fatal neurodegenerative disorder known as Batten disease,. Photo by Jori Fales ...
Charleigh Pollock, 9, suffers from neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2, also known as CLN2 or Batten disease, a rare and terminal genetic disorder that causes multiple seizures every day, ...