Karen Iritano, left, looks at her husband, Bob, and daughter Katie, 10, and a photo of them. “Just look at him,” Karen said. “Does he look like he’s dying?” (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Bob Iritano gets a kiss from his son Michael, 7, on his 50th birthday. A few days after Times columnist David Lazarus told the company that he would be writing about Iritano’s situation, Health Net sent Iritano a letter saying he could have the procedure after all. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
