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I’ve been waiting since July 2019 for a back operation. I am so unhappy and find life not worth living anymore

March 4, 2020

I have waiting since July 2019 for a back operation.   I can not walk without holding on to a walker. I can not let go ...

My mother was rushed to hospital after a heart attack. She died waiting for a doctor

March 4, 2020

My mother was rushed to hospital by ambulance from her doctor's office after having a heart attack. Paramedics waited ...

2 months to go on a 10 month wait for hip replacement surgery

March 4, 2020

- Charlie, ON ...

My 98 year old mother fell a few months ago. We waited 8 hours for her to be seen

March 4, 2020

My mother who is 98 years old had a fall a few months ago. We waited for about 8 hours for her to be seen. When she was ...

Tried to book appointment to see my GP. Was advised that my doctor is fully booked for the month

March 4, 2020

Yesterday (March 2), I tried to book an appointment to see my family doctor. Reception advised me that my doctor is ...

I was promised that my surgery would happen last November. It is now March

March 3, 2020

I had a gal bladder attack last May.  It severely impacted my liver and pancreas.  I was promised by my surgeon that ...

The staff stuck her with needles as if she was an animal

March 3, 2020

My 88 year old mother was rushed to hospital emergency by ambulance two days in a row, unable to breathe, wheezing, and ...

My spouse was told by the emergency doctor “we can’t give a CT scan to everyone” and sent us home

February 28, 2020

If our family doctor had not pushed and sent us to another hospital, their appendix would have burst from complications ...

My Aunt was placed in a hospital room with a dead body for nearly 24 hours

February 24, 2020

- M.L, ON ...