Treatment exists, but after four years it is still not in use. In the meantime, Ebbe (2) died.

Treatment exists, but after four years it is still not in use. In the meantime, Ebbe (2) died.
Treatment exists, but after four years it is still not in use. In the meantime, Ebbe (2) died.
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Four years ago, a treatment appeared that could have saved Ebbe (2). But the system that will uncover the deadly disease is still being assessed by the bureaucrats.

One year ago, Anders Johansen and Andrea Tronsmo lost their 2-year-old son to the fatal disease MLD. – We were always hoping for a quiet period. But didn’t get it. Photo: Charlotte Førde Skomsøy

Published: 29/04/2024 20:04

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  • Ebbe (2) died of a rare disease called MLD. The treatment that could have saved him has not been put in place, even if it exists.

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Anders Johansen remembers that they went straight from Ullevål hospital to the kindergarten. The road there went through Nordre Gravlund in Oslo.

The thought of his son ending up in such a place before he grew up was unbearable. It felt absurd to put one foot in front of the other, past the tombstones along the dirt road and up to the nursery school. Say hello to the staff and pick up Ebbe, apparently healthy and fine, but at the same time so seriously ill. The message they had received from the hospital was devastating.

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