Good news for Morgan
Compassionate Care
Sarah Yetman hopes the Eli Lilly program goes ahead and Jordan is accepted.
“It does seem like this compassionate care program has only become available because of the community,” Sarah said. “Eli Lilly heard the cries of Annapolis and Digby on Jordan’s behalf and they listened. They approached Jordan’s oncologist to start the application process. So although there is the possibility he could be denied, I’m optimistic that this will turn out in his favour. The main thing is, our fundraising allowed Jordan to start chemo now, not months down the road.”
Sarah said that timing of getting the Lartruvo treatment started was very important.
“In Jordan’s situation, with his diagnosis, we didn’t have months or even weeks to wait for a compassionate care fund that didn’t even exist at the time,” Sarah said. “Had we not come together as a community I would bet Eli Lilly would never have stepped up. Who knows how many Canadian lives this has saved. We should be proud as a community of the change we have made, not just for Jordan, but for all those people who can now benefit from Lartruvo. Jordan has even said he can feel a positive change in his mass; and that’s after just two of 16 injections. That’s amazing. Absolutely amazing.”
Jordan had nothing but high praise for his local MLA Gordon Wilson.
“From the beginning Gordon was accessible, professional, and persistent,” Jordan said. “He kept me informed of his correspondence and efforts with the drug company. And he did an excellent job communicating and portraying to them the scale of the support I was receiving on a provincial level.”
Happy Ending
“This kind of happy ending isn’t always the case and I am truly grateful of everyone’s efforts,” Jordan wrote. “I hope those in a position to recognize the faults in the existing system make notes and begin work to ensure the healthcare Canadians are getting, is the health care Canadians think they are getting. After all, it’s a system. It can work.”
Garth Lescaudron organised the fundraiser for Jordan at Still Fired and was more than pleased by the response from the community.
“I feel like we had a very successful evening,” said Lescaudron. “I couldn’t have asked for more. We made an amazing amount of money from the communities. I couldn’t think of a better cause than helping out somebody in our community itself. A young person brought up within this community. I couldn’t think of anything better.”
Newell issued a challenge a few weeks ago that had people donating $20 each to see him attach a live lobster to his hand by both claws. In just two weeks he raised more than $6,000.
For Jordan, he’s not afraid to talk about his experience and the health-care system.
“I look forward to staying healthy and discussing my healthcare experiences with anyone interested,” he said. “And learning more about other people’s struggles as well. I know I’m not the only one navigating a two-tier health-care system.”