A Vancouver Island family is frustrated that the B.C. government is dragging its feet when it comes to funding a cystic fibrosis medication for children, while other provinces in Canada already have.
Ten-year-old Maysa Milligan from Courtenay, B.C., is one of 40 kids in the province aged six through 11 who can't access Trikafta, a medication that's been called a game-changing drug for treating cystic fibrosis."To know that this life saving drug that could change everything about our daughter's health is available but just out of reach is incredibly frustrating," said Sarah Milligan.
After it was approved federally in the spring, Ontario was the first province to offer funding for it, then every other province in Canada except B.C. followed suit."Most other kids could be running around or playing and having fun, and I'm stuck inside," said the 10-year-old. "B.C. is dragging its feet, which is frustrating because typically care in B.C. has been really good," said Sarah.
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