A high-ranking doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital has written a letter to the American embassy in Halifax, urging an expedited visa for an Afghan woman whose son needs cancer treatment in Boston. Her son, Elias Faqiri, has brain cancer, but should survive with the help of proton radiation — a treatment not offered in Canada. Yaqobi is a permanent resident of Canada, but not a citizen, meaning she needs a visitor's visa to go to the United States. An operation removed most of the tumour inside his skull, but he needs proton radiation to continue treatment. "[He] will require her care due to his young age and the side effects of the treatment," the letter reads.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2019 12:56 UTC