This was beautifully written and, to be honest, made me weep with the truth of it. Your Nova Scotians need not be offended for the problem is prevalent across Canada. Here in Grande Prairie, Alberta, even with a new hospital, we suffer the same complexities. It was made ever more a concern of mine when my 73 year old mother moved in with us and, 10 months later, is still struggling to find a doctor, her needs being met by caring but overwhelmed pharmacists as well as patient and equally overworked walk in clinic physicians. Even here, the wait is long, the appointments ten minutes by protocol, the repeat of history each time so very akin to your apt descriptions above.
The Globe and Mail chose well on printing this one.
This was beautifully written and, to be honest, made me weep with the truth of it. Your Nova Scotians need not be offended for the problem is prevalent across Canada. Here in Grande Prairie, Alberta, even with a new hospital, we suffer the same complexities. It was made ever more a concern of mine when my 73 year old mother moved in with us and, 10 months later, is still struggling to find a doctor, her needs being met by caring but overwhelmed pharmacists as well as patient and equally overworked walk in clinic physicians. Even here, the wait is long, the appointments ten minutes by protocol, the repeat of history each time so very akin to your apt descriptions above.
The Globe and Mail chose well on printing this one.