Iraq veteran dying after exposure to uranium has to pay for treatment

This is from the UK. It is important for 2 reasons. One is that the UK won't pay to treat her, which is disgraceful but the other reason is, our troops were there too.

Soldier dying after being exposed to uranium in Iraq must raise £110,000 for treatment because the NHS can't help her
Katrina Brown, 30, was exposed to radioactive material in Basra
Diagnosed with rare systemic sclerosis which is slowly attacking her organs
She believes the illness is linked to exposure to depleted uranium
Says her only hope is having stem-cell transplant to regenerate her organs
By ANNA HODGEKISS
PUBLISHED: 07:47 EST, 3 April 2013

A soldier who developed a deadly illness after being exposed to uranium in Iraq is facing a race against time to raise the money she needs for potentially life-saving treatment.

Katrina Brown, 30, was exposed to radioactive material while serving as a medic at a 600-bed military clinic in Basra in 2003.

She was diagnosed with rare systemic sclerosis in 2008 which is slowly attacking her major organs - and will eventually lead to her death if left untreated.

Mrs Brown, who joined the Army at the age of 17, believes the illness is linked to exposure to depleted uranium.
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