Girl dies after her mother was fired to get her treatment/MI
Girl dies after her mother was fired to get her treatment June 17, 2008 - 11:46AM CENTREVILLE, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - The girl whose mother was fired for trying to save her life is now dead. Marissa Monroe suffered from stage-4 neuroblastoma, a neurological cancer that mostly affects children. Her mom Tracy worked as a 911 dispatcher and was fired when she chose to take her daughter to a necessary surgery in New York instead of going to work. It was her third day off work without leave time. Marissa died Friday. Her funeral is set for Tuesday. http://www.wwmt.com/news/mother_1350440___article.html/fired_girl.html