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News: Mexico refuses treatment to Canadian
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A Cape Breton woman is trying to raise money to fly her injured son from Mexico to Canada.
Carol Campbell, of Sydney, said doctors in Mexico are refusing to treat her son Jason, who fell seven floors off a hotel balcony in Puerto Vallarta last Wednesday.
The 25-year-old broke his pelvis and both legs, and suffered internal injuries and swelling to his brain.
"I can't believe that Mexican doctors can walk in there every four hours and see a young man like Jason be in that kind of spot," Campbell said.
Jason Campbell had just started his vacation with two friends when he fell. He said he doesn't remember what happened.
"I'm in a lot of pain," he said from his hospital bed. "It's no good."
Though Jason had travel insurance he's not covered. With no money to cover medical costs, hospital staff are only covering his wounds and giving him painkillers.
The family estimates the cost for surgery and transportation home tops $50,000. Jason's friends in Lloydminster, Alta., where he works, already sent money to cover the cost of a CT scan. Officials with Foreign Affairs Canada say the air ambulance will cost $24,000, a bill the Campbells will have to pay. The family will also be responsible for covering any other medical bills incurred so far.
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