Sudbury man says province made him fight twice for life-changing rib surgery

Sudbury man says province made him fight twice for life-changing rib surgery

For more than two decades, a Sudbury man has lived with debilitating pain caused by a rare condition called slipping rib syndrome. Now, Silvio Vitello is preparing to undergo his second surgery in the United States, after what he describes as a long fight to have it covered by Ontario’s health care system.