A mother has spoken out on TikTok about the financial hurdles she says she faced while trying to get chemotherapy treatment for her toddler, who is being treated for neuroblastoma. The creator, who posts under the handle @elena.headrick, said in her video that Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) told her the cost would be at least $500,000 if she had to pay out of pocket. She said in the caption that the hospital had originally asked for $1.5 million.
The video, which has been viewed 494,900 times and liked more than 5,500 times, shows the woman sitting indoors and eating an ice cream bar while on-screen text describes her situation. In the caption, she wrote, “Who in the heck has at least 500k laying around. They originally asked for 1.5 million. What the heck. Send help and prayers that Medicaid comes through.”
