HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Hamburg couple is beside themselves after their 10-month-old child's life-saving brain surgery was denied by their insurance company. Now, they're speaking out, pleading for help as they hold out hope that the decision will be reversed.

Born in September 2024, Cameron Casaacci is the child that Alyssa and Brad Casacci always wanted. However, within hours of Cam's birth, their world was turned upside down.

"They did an MRI on this one-day-old baby and kind of confirmed the worst -- that he had a very large stroke on the left side of his brain and the seizure activity was secondary to that injury to his brain," Alyssa said.

The family were then transferred to Oishei Children's Hospital, where they spent the next 19 days holding out hope for a miracle to save their

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