Help and Hope Happen Here

Jamie McElhatton will talk about Their 8 year old son Max who was diagnosed with the Pediatric Brain Cancer Pilositic Astrocytoma in 2018 and will also discuss a 60 Minutes piece which highlighted shortages of important drugs for Pediatric Cancer patients

July 28, 2022 Mark Levine Season 2 Episode 185
Help and Hope Happen Here
Jamie McElhatton will talk about Their 8 year old son Max who was diagnosed with the Pediatric Brain Cancer Pilositic Astrocytoma in 2018 and will also discuss a 60 Minutes piece which highlighted shortages of important drugs for Pediatric Cancer patients
Show Notes

After originally being thought to have a mild form of Cerebral Palsy in 2018,   Max McElhatton, the son of Jamie McElhatton was given the correct diagnosis of the Pediatric Brain Cancer Pilositic Astrocytoma. Jamie will talk about Their son Max and about the 60 Minutes piece which details the shortages of important pediatric cancer drugs Visticrine and Vinblastine and the reason for these shortages. They also will talk about a "Loose Coalition" of people that They would like to put together who have trouble gaining access to the powers that be in Washington D.C.