A 20-year-old with a rare disease is moving to St. John's for medical care. But more obstacles are in the way
Nathan Pointon and his mother moved from Botwood to St. John's. Pointon has a rare, degenerative nerve disease and until he turned 18, he was connected to the Janeway. But now, access and care are less certain. The CBC's Troy Turner reports.
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