Parkinson’s is draining this Ontario couple. Price to fight disease will only increase – GLOBAL
October 29, 2024
After more than 54 years of marriage, John and Carol Phillips are facing their biggest struggle yet: Carol’s expensive battle with Parkinson’s disease.
According to Parkinson’s Canada, the costs of this complex disease are expected to hit $4.4 billion by 2034 in Canada, putting many patients and caregivers, like the Phillips, in serious economic turmoil.
Carol, diagnosed at 59 years old, is now 77 and in the late stages of the disease. This new reality has drastically reshaped her life and her husband’s financial stability.
Her condition has not only robbed her of mobility and speech but has also forced her husband John, a retired sales VP, to exhaust their savings and even sell their family home to cover costs that the Ontario health system doesn’t.
Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/10824152/canada-parkinsons-costs/
