The family says their insurance company initially said they wouldn't cover the 8-year-old's procedure because the doctor also practices plastic surgery.
Liam Doxsee has severe combined immune deficiency. He's been in out of hospitals for treatment since he was an infant.An insurance company has approved a much-needed surgery for an Illinois 8-year-old, after his family announced they planned to hold a fundraiser to help pay for it.
Mary Matheson said late Sunday that insurance approved and will cover the surgery for her son, who has severe combined immune deficiency. She said the family "still needs to pay for medical debt, travel and much much more, but we're so blessed about this."RELATED: Families with children born with spinal cord defect hopeful after unique surgery in Houston
His family previously said the surgeon qualified to operate on him also practices plastic surgery, so their insurance wouldn't cover it."It's not a butt lift, it's a pediatric, time-sensitive emergency surgery that he really needs," said Mary Matheson, Liam's mother. "It's really hard," Liam said. "Because if you were in my body, then you would feel what it's worth."The video in the player above is from an earlier report from our sister station WLS.
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