Dr. Ineka Whiteman says it’s unknown what the future looks like for children like Charleigh Pollock who have been treated ...

Health minister says her hands are tied over bureaucratic decision-making. But elected officials are put in office to make ...

Charleigh Pollock's mother says the family has gone through a roller-coaster of emotions since learning the B.C. government ...

The B.C. government said Wednesday it will be pulling funding for an extremely expensive drug used by one person in the ...

“It’s a roller-coaster,” says mom Jori Fales, speaking to Goldstream Gazette June 19 from Victoria General Hospital, the day ...

Mother Jori Fales says daughter Charleigh, who has a rare fatal condition, likely won’t see her 11th birthday due to the ...

The Ministry of Health has ruled that the funding for the medication to preserve the quality of life for Charleigh will be ...

The B.C. government is overly reliant on detached, arm’s length expert committees. The Ministry of Health’s decision to end ...

Charleigh Pollock has a neurodegenerative condition known as Batten disease, and for six years received bi-weekly infusions of the drug Brineura, which costs about $1 million a year and is ...

Her daughter, 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.

The B.C. Ministry of Health has determined that a terminally ill nine-year-old girl will no longer continue to get access to a life-changing drug. Charleigh Pollock has a neurological disorder ...