A 36-year-old West Palm Beach man battling an aggressive brain tumor was denied insurance coverage for the surgery he needed to remove it — only to see his insurer reverse course in a dramatic turn that unfolded inside his hospital room while our team was there interviewing him about the denial.
West Palm Beach brain tumor patient victorious in insurance battle
Broqsten Bunt, who goes by “Broxley,” is a childhood leukemia survivor. He was recently diagnosed with a meningioma — a common, slow-growing tumor that forms inside the skull. Left untreated, the condition can lead to seizures, permanent speech impairment, cognitive issues and worse.
“Could it kill you?” asked Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone.
“Yes, absolutely,” Bunt said from his hospital room a few days after his surgery…