Disabled daughter kicked off cruise ship after crew misplaces dialysis machine

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updated 5/21/2012 7:17:44 PM ET


Disabled daughter kicked off cruise ship after crew misplaces dialysis machine

Lillian Hensley is still shaky over what was supposed to be a fun cruise with her family on a five-day Carnival cruise to Jamaica.

“It felt like a nightmare,” said Hensley.

Henley’s disabled daughter Christine requires nightly dialysis. Hensley said she got clearance from Carnival to bring on board a portable dialysis machine.

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I read that story. The consensus of opinion from the commenters was that she should have kept her PD cycler with her and brought it on board herself to ensure that she knew where it was. Of course, that would be nearly impossible to do with the bags of fluid, and a cycler without the fluid would not have been of much use… Carnival also gave them a refund for the full cruise price AND a certificate for a free cruise.