Critically ill 'Tiny Tim' needs immediate fed help to get him to Canada say family and friends

A family with a critically ill toddler is pleading with the Canadian government for help to escape a desperate situation. And they have family and many residents in London, Ont. behind them.

A family with a critically ill toddler is pleading with the Canadian government for help to escape a desperate situation. And they have family and many residents in London, Ont. behind them.

The Alahmad family resides in the basement of an abandoned home in Beirut, Lebanon. They have lived there since fleeing war-torn Syria.

Parents Ezzeddin and Midia are struggling to find basic medicine for their son, Tim. His plight and name parallel a modern-day version of the Charles Dickens character ‘Tiny Tim.’

Tim Alahmad suffers from epidermolysis bullosa, also known as butterfly syndrome.

The condition causes blistering sores, persistent itching and can prohibit swallowing. In severe cases like Tim’s, skin becomes as fragile butterfly wings.

For Ezzeddin, the pain of watching his son suffer from an inability to get care is heartbreaking.