Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2020
Stranded mum with dying daughter makes desperate plea to Jacinda Ardern
13 September 2020 - A distraught mum stuck in New Zealand with her dying daughter Stella amid the COVID pandemic is begging Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to save the teen’s life.
The New Zealand-Australia border closed on March 20 at the beginning of the pandemic, leaving Emily Beswick, 41, and her 15-year old daughter Stella Beswick stranded overseas without her much-needed medication.
Ms Beswick told Real Press in an emotional interview that her family was preparing to move to Australia because Stella’s medication for spinal muscular atrophy Type 2, a rare neuromuscular disorder, is not available in New Zealand.
She had sold their house and were set to fly out to Australia the day after the border shut.
