Tony Nielson, the Iron Baby
“Tony Stark and Tony Nielson, a baby boy in Lewiston, share more than a name.
Stark, the “Iron Man” comic book character, was forced to install an experimental device to his heart to keep shrapnel from killing him. And Tony, at only 10 months old, needs an experimental heart surgery to avoid life-threatening risks.
But unlike Stark, his family doesn’t have a massive fortune to pay for a surgery that their insurance might not cover.
“We’re not sure yet,” said Tony’s mother Maquel Nielson. “We haven’t talked to [the insurance company] yet, they may cover it. They have covered it for other families before.””
Although their finances may be in Stark contrast to Tony’s own, may the insurance company step up and do what’s right for little Tony!
Source: SLTrib.com
