‘People are just being told to die': Cancer patient takes province to court for not funding U.S. treatment
2026-10-21 from sootoday.com
“I’m gonna turn 32 on Dec. 3. I am unlikely to turn 33.”
Sabrina Apitz-Grossman chokes back tears as she talks about her uncertain future. She describes herself as an optimist, but sitting with the reality of her diagnosis, she is struggling to imagine a life beyond the next few months.
At 31, she is fighting an aggressive, life-threatening form of cancer — and simultaneously fighting the province for refusing to fund a treatment that could save her life.
Apitz-Grossman has synovial sarcoma, a rare cancer that develops in soft tissue. Her cancer has spread to her lungs, making it stage four. Despite trying multiple treatments in Canada, including chemotherapy and surgery, her chances of survival remain slim.
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