CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Having a child battling cancer is tough enough. Now imagine there could be a way to save them from suffering and even potentially cure them, but insurance won’t cover the test.
A Charlotte nonprofit is stepping in to foot the bill and there’s a powerful reason why.
The Isabella Santos Foundation is named after a little girl who died from cancer. Now, her family and friends are trying to make sure other families are armed with the best chances at beating cancer — despite insurance companies that aren’t helping.
Collier Foote wants you to know he’s like every other kid, doing stuff other 10-year-olds do.
“I swim, climb trees and play with my dogs,” he said.
But he also spends a lot of time at Levine Children’s Hospital.
“The medicine tastes nasty,” Collier said. “It makes you feel all weird inside and when they poke stuff, you can feel the medicine go through your veins.”