The daughter of a seriously ill Ontario man who was stranded in a Costa Rica due to a lack of available hospital beds back home is relieved now that he's recovering in Canada.
WATCH: As Sean O'Shea reports, the daughter of the seriously ill Ontario man who was stranded in Costa Rica due to a shortage of available hospital beds back home, is relieved that he's now recovering in Canada .
She previously told Global News that while her father was on vacation in Costa Rica, he started to develop numbness in his tongue, which quickly spread throughout his face, leading to difficulty swallowing and eventually compromising his ability to breathe effectively. After spending the next few weeks in a San Jose hospital room, Grant was finally stable enough to return to Ontario on a medical evacuation flight. However, insurance or a flight weren’t the issue, but finding an available hospital bed in Ontario was.Martin Firestone, a travel insurance broker in Toronto and president of Travel Secure Inc.
“When those air ambulance folks walked into the hospital room and gave me a hug, it was probably the most relieving moment of my life,” Emma said.
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