Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2020
Coronavirus: cancer patient's urgent plea for treatment in New Zealand
10 August 2020 - A Christchurch cancer patient is missing out on potentially life-saving treatment due to rising COVID-19 cases in Melbourne.
Christchurch man David Newman, 59, says he’s been “to hell and back” as he seeks treatment for neuro-endocrine cancer, known as NETs, which is not available in this country.
He eagerly awaits word from the Ministry of Health about an emergency treatment option closer to home, as Melbourne’s growing COVID-19 situation prevents him from going there.
