Charleigh Pollock

• Charleigh’s story: Mom says reinstating drug funding allows daughter to have dignity

  After weeks of fighting for the B.C. government to reinstate drug funding for Charleigh Pollock, Health Minister Josie Osborne announced Thursday that funding would be reinstated.

  Health

  Jul 18, 2025
  
• B.C. restores rare drug funding for 10-year-old girl with Batten disease

  Charleigh Pollock has a neurological disorder called Batten disease that leaves her with recurring severe seizures and mobility loss, and will eventually cut her young life short.

  Politics

  Jul 17, 2025
  
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• Drug-funding decision for B.C. girl with rare disease will not be reversed

  Charleigh Pollock has a neurological disorder called Batten disease that leaves her with recurring severe seizures and mobility loss, and will eventually cut her young life short.

  Health

  Jul 11, 2025
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• B.C. mom says her daughter’s right to live taken after province stops funding drug

  Charleigh is one of fewer than 20 children in Canada with this rare condition. She is the only patient in B.C. and was diagnosed just a few weeks before her fourth birthday.

  Health

  Jun 19, 2025
• Terminally-ill B.C. girl with extremely rare disease will no longer have drug funded

  The Canada Drug Agency has now done the review for Brineura and based on that review, the province determined the drug was no longer eligible for funding.

  Politics

  Jun 18, 2025
• ‘This is our child’s life’: B.C. family gets small extension for crucial drug funding

  A temporary reprieve for a Vancouver Island family after their terminally-ill daughter will continue to have access to life-changing medication for two more months.

  Health

  Mar 26, 2025