‘Shock, sadness, anger’: Another N.S. woman dies after 7-hour ER wait, family says
A woman from Nova Scotia claims that after waiting in the emergency room for seven hours before giving up, her mother-in-law passed away after leaving.
She is currently gathering testimonies from Nova Scotians who have had similar experiences in an effort to bring about reform in the healthcare system in the province.
Katherine Snow from Port Caledonia in Cape Breton remarked, “I did not believe I would be sitting in this chair yesterday morning, maybe campaigning for better health care.”
“But I’ll do it for my mother-in-law and for my daughter, who is missing her nan,” the speaker continued.
On December 30, 2022, early in the afternoon, Snow’s mother-in-law Charlene came to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital complaining of “severe jaw pain” and flu-like symptoms.
Charlene had been sick in bed for days, according to Snow, and she didn’t want to wait in line after hearing about congested hospitals in recent weeks.
But that Friday, she “mustered up the energy to go.”
She was there by herself, so we kept in touch frequently. My spouse proposed that they sit together inside. She said, however, that t here were no seats available for anyone to have a seat and keep her company because the room was so filled.