Lawyers ask judge to allow new doctor to treat Tinslee Lewis, 1-year-old on life support at Cook Children’s

Lawyers for the family of Tinslee Lewis, a 17-month-old girl being kept alive at a Fort Worth hospital despite severe heart and lung conditions, have asked a Tarrant County judge to allow a new doctor to treat the child.

In a motion filed Tuesday, the attorneys are asking for Cook Children’s Medical Center to grant emergency privileges to a Michigan-based doctor so he can perform a tracheostomy on Tinslee later this month.