Family facing financial issues after health crisis
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icture Butte family is facing significant bills after experiencing an unexpected medical emergency.
Pierre and Sylvia Nieuwoudt and their three children have lived in Picture Butte since October, 2017, when they moved to the area from South Africa thanks to work permits. The family applied to renew their work permits in October, 2019 before they expired, but issues such as the ongoing pandemic meant they are still waiting to hear back on their approval.
While they are currently on implied status — meaning they can work, but aren’t eligible for benefits such as the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) — Pierre experienced a ruptured brain aneurysm Sept. 18, 2020 — which saw him rushed to Lethbridge Hospital before being taken by STARS to Calgary, where he stayed in the Foothills Hospital before eventually being transferred back to the Lethbridge Hospital and then to St. Michael’s He
Family facing financial issues after health crisis
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The Nieuwoudt family of Picture Butte is facing significant bills after experiencing an unexpected medical emergency.
Sunny South News A Picture Butte family is facing significant bills after experiencing an unexpected medical emergency. Pierre and Sylvia Nieuwoudt and their three children have lived in Picture Butte since October, 2017, when they moved to the area from South Africa thanks to work permits. The family applied to renew their work permits in October, 2019 before they expired, but issues such as the ongoing pandemic meant they are still waiting to hear back on their approval.