'They didn’t treat me as a person': Scientist with motor neurone disease turned away from cruise after silent treatment
Wollongong's 2019 Citizen of the Year, Professor Justin Yerbury, said he wasn't treated like a person after being turned away from a Royal Caribbean cruise on the weekend due to his condition.
Justin Yerbury at the University of Wollongong in 2015, the year before he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.So when their party of nine - including two carers - turned up for the cruise on Sunday afternoon, they were shocked at the decision to turn him away. "So after months of planning and weeks of packing, to get to check-in only to be referred to the doctor and told he wouldn't be allowed to board was just devastating."
"She said the ship wasn't equipped to look after Justin in the event of an emergency - but surely there should be a plan in place for medical emergencies for any passenger?" However, Mrs Yerbury, said it was unlikely the additional travel costs would be taken into account. Meanwhile the emotional cost of the incident continued to take its toll.
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