Tamara Polo is an Alberta mother of three who sustained catastrophic cervical spine injuries after being struck by a vehicle as a pedestrian in a parking lot.
Following extensive assessment in Canada and internationally, multiple independent specialists diagnosed severe cervical instability and recommended complex cervical spine reconstruction surgery.
Despite this medical consensus, Ms. Polo’s application and appeal for out-of-country funding were denied, leaving her without an accessible treatment pathway within Canada.
She is now facing the difficult reality of trying to privately fund medically recommended surgery abroad.