Nov 6, 2007 10:25 pm US/Central
MN Baby Dying As States Battle Cost Of Transplant
(WCCO)
The family of a little girl in need
of a life-saving transplant said their daughter is dying because the state of Minnesota and the state of Florida are battling over the cost of an
intestinal transplant.
Four-month-old Sidney Markie was
born with a rare condition that prevents her intestines from absorbing
nutrients.
She is being fed intravenously but
that eventually will lead to liver failure.
Sidney's liver is showing signs of stress
and the little girl is visibly more jaundiced than she was 10 days ago.
"I am scared. I am getting
frustrated. Its too overwhelming -- everything that is going on -- and it's
just ... there are no answers,"
said Courtney Murray, Sidney's
Mom.
Sidney has been declared disabled which
means she is on full state medical assistance.
The University of Miami
Children's Hospital is the only hospital that has
successfully performed an intestinal transplant on an infant.
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