Doctor forced to tell lung-transplant patients to fundraise to pay for life-saving treatment | CBC Radio

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Atlantic Canadian patients who need lung transplants must move to Toronto for the life-saving surgery, but because the high cost of the move is not fully financially supported, some are simply choosing to die. | TheCurrentCBC

Some patients in Atlantic Canada can't afford cost of lung transplants, and are choosing to die insteadDr. Meredith Chiasson, a respirologist based in Halifax, said she has to advise very sick patients to fundraise, so they can afford their life-saving lung transplants.

 

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TheCurrentCBC We need a National Health Service with services delivered across Canada and doctors licensed to practice anywhere in the country, as needed. The provincial health service model isn’t good enough.

TheCurrentCBC I can’t believe this.....unacceptable!

TheCurrentCBC Yeah, Trudeau really loves us in Atlantic Canada, he gave us McNeil, and no healthcare yet our taxes pay for the rest of Canada to get the healthcare we're denied. TIme to get a lawyer to fight for equal healthcare in Canada, and stop the bias and discrimination out there

TheCurrentCBC Where the hell are we...America?

TheCurrentCBC So sad. My one of the friend is waiting for lung transplant and I don’t want to see him die like this.

TheCurrentCBC No but we can give 10millionto a terrorist makes sense to me how about all you Liberal I quest your ok with this shame on you

TheCurrentCBC Remember the good old days when we could all get lung transplants locally?

wrikent3500 TheCurrentCBC Wishing you well and that everything works out well!! 🙏

wrikent3500 TheCurrentCBC UR just a My ex was told he needed immediate bipass surgery so hospital & doctor set it up for 6 months later. We said “you said immediate” You’re making him wait 6 moths? what’s should he do till then.. their reply. “Live life to the fullest in case u don’t live that long”

TheCurrentCBC Hostels...

TheCurrentCBC While politicians like gmbutts and telfordk abuse their power and overspend to cash out from moving expenses.

TheCurrentCBC Our wonderful ‘free healthcare’ system at work.

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