Teen's wheelchair stolen while he was getting treatment at hospital

A Massachusetts family that spent a long winter in Minnesota getting medical treatment is coming home to a major financial loss. 17-year-old James Bostic is bound to a wheelchair and in 2016, he began experiencing storming sessions that limited his quality of life. Back in November, after spending time in Children’s Hospital and then Franciscan Children’s Hospital, Bostic and his family left for Gillette Children’s Hospital in the Midwest and made progress in treating his symptoms. Before leaving, the family’s handicap accessible van, along with Bostic’s wheelchair, were parked in the lot of the Franciscan Children’s Hospital in Brighton. The Bostics assumed they’d back in a few weeks, but after several months in Minnesota, the family returned to Boston to learn its van had been stolen from the parking lot. "The wheelchair is the only way we can get him around. He can't walk," Beth Bostic said. "The wheelchair van is the only way we can get him from some place other than home." Insurance will not cover the cost of the van, and the teen is still without a wheelchair. A GoFundMe campaign will try to raise money to replace both. Click here if you'd like to donate.

A Massachusetts family that spent a long winter in Minnesota getting medical treatment is coming home to a major financial loss.

17-year-old James Bostic is bound to a wheelchair and in 2016, he began experiencing storming sessions that limited his quality of life.


Back in November, after spending time in Children’s Hospital and then Franciscan Children’s Hospital, Bostic and his family left for Gillette Children’s Hospital in the Midwest and made progress in treating his symptoms.

Before leaving, the family’s handicap accessible van, along with Bostic’s wheelchair, were parked in the lot of the Franciscan Children’s Hospital in Brighton. The Bostics assumed they’d back in a few weeks, but after several months in Minnesota, the family returned to Boston to learn its van had been stolen from the parking lot.

"The wheelchair is the only way we can get him around. He can't walk," Beth Bostic said. "The wheelchair van is the only way we can get him from some place other than home."

Insurance will not cover the cost of the van, and the teen is still without a wheelchair. A GoFundMe campaign will try to raise money to replace both.

Click here if you'd like to donate.