Barb Farrell
Barb Farrell
Does anybody know how Barb Farrell is doing these days?
Re: Barb Farrell
I am also wondering how she is doing. Has anybody any news?
Re: Barb Farrell
Does anybody know how Barb is doing these days? Any news. Have I missed it somewhere else?
Re: Barb Farrell
The last public update was in the Barrie Examiner in March 2011, over two years ago.
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2011/0 ... questioned
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2011/0 ... questioned
She has a great many people pulling for her."It's the same group of people ... who have no background in this and they're going to decide on after-care?" said Patrick Farrell. "I look at it with the greatest amount of suspicion."
Farrell's wife, Barb, is bed-bound. A year ago, she was in hospital, considering moving to a hospice. But some local benefactors flew her to the United States and paid for treatment not available in Canada.
The treatment is angioplasty on veins for a condition called CCSVI (chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency). It's considered unproven and is not available in Canada. But many Canadians are seeking the treatment abroad. And they require follow-up when they're at home.
Barb reports some progress, but remains bed-bound. Her husband said treatment for her has fallen between the cracks. She's back at home and getting home care, but she has not received physiotherapy, or any rehabilitation treatment.