Overview
- Jolene Van Alstine, who has normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism, needs a specialized parathyroid procedure not available in Saskatchewan after three prior surgeries.
- She has been approved for medical assistance in dying with a scheduled date of Jan. 7, citing years of failed attempts to access timely specialist care.
- Referrals were recently sent to clinics in Hamilton (McMaster), Toronto and Edmonton, but responses are expected to take time, and she was hospitalized this week, her husband said.
- Glenn Beck publicly offered to pay for treatment in the United States, and his team says multiple surgeons have reached out and they have spoken with Van Alstine and her husband.
- Beck’s team says it contacted the U.S. State Department because she lacks a passport for travel, and no surgical arrangements have been finalized.