An American child was denied flight to China from the Vancouver International Airport. She headed to China for stem cell treatment for her deadly disease. She was suffering from a rare disease called Batten’s disease. And now, she is waiting for death helplessly. At first the Air China and then the Air Canada refused her right to fly to China.
Batten disease is a very rare, genetic brain disorder which grows over time, and usually fatal in children before they become teenagers. It is also known as Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Liopfuscinosis (LINCL)
Her mother, MIranda said that researchers in the U.S. are close to find a cure, but until then the family needs to buy time. The family doctor advises them to go to China for stem cell treatment.
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