The cost of treatment
Mar 27, 2020
4 minutes
BY ABIGAIL ABRAMS
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With reporting by
ALANA ABRAMSON/WASHINGTON
WHEN DANNI ASKINI STARTED FEELING CHEST pain, shortness of breath and a migraine all at once on a Saturday in late February, she called the oncologist who had been treating her lymphoma. Her doctor thought she might be reacting poorly to a new medication, so she sent Askini to a Boston-area emergency room. There, doctors told her it was likely pneumonia and sent her home.
Over the next several days, Askini saw her temperature spike and drop, and she developed a gurgling cough. After two more trips to the ER, Askini was given yet
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