Father from Montreal Credits US Doctors for Saving Toddler with Procedure Unavailable in Canada
Former Montreal city councillor Nicolas Tétrault says his son’s life was saved by medical treatments in the United States after his family had been told by a Montreal hospital to prepare for the boy’s funeral.
In October 2024, Tétrault’s two-year-old boy, Arthur, was found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a rental home in a Montreal suburb where the family was staying.
Tétrault pulled the boy out and was able to empty the water from his lungs, he told The Epoch Times in an interview. He immediately started CPR while waiting for an ambulance.
Arthur was rushed to Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire, Que., where they were able to revive him, Tétrault said. The toddler was then transferred to the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) a few hours later.
The boy was stabilized, and testing found he had some brain damage. Arthur was diagnosed with dystonia, a neurological movement disorder where muscle contractions occur involuntarily, sometimes known as “brainstorming.” Arthur was given medication to control the dystonia, which temporarily leaves him in a state of semi-paralysis, Tétrault said.
Five weeks after the boy was taken to the Montreal hospital, Tétrault says the family was told the hospital had made the decision to unplug Arthur, which would end the toddler’s life.
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