Sample cases Case of Pakistani national with severe back problems (spine). He was in severe risk of becoming paralyzed. Despite this, and despite the fact that the local (Lesvos) hospital was in no position to assist him, the lifting of his geographical restrictions was denied. Case of male of unspecified nationality. He underwent two heart attacks while on the island of Lesvos. Even so his geographical restriction was lifted only following continuous pressure exerted by volunteers and NGOs. Case of single woman of unspecified nationality. She had severe kidney problems, which led to her crying continuously for 5 days out of pain. On the 5th day she was finally transferred to the hospital, yet she was afterwards returned to the RIC, where no medical follow-up assistance was provided to her. Case of single man from Syria. He fled the island due to both the fact that he had health issues and that he could not stand staying in the camp anymore. He had medical documents from the island, stating that he was in need of restoration surgery in a specialized tertiary medical center (such center does not exist on the islands). The Asylum Service requested yet another medical document, signed by a public doctor, before agreeing to lift the restriction. It also requested that the document state clearly that his surgery could only take place in Athens and that he needed frequent follow-ups with the same doctor that would perform the surgery. Case of Syrian couple with a newborn. The man is blind, but they proceeded in examining his request without taking into consideration his vulnerability. The woman and the child were granted refugee status, whereas her husband received a negative decision on the island. He appealed against the decision and the committee issued a second instance decision, stating that his vulnerability had not been taken into consideration and therefore an additional interview was required 41