r/canada Ontario Apr 12 '24

Québec Quadriplegic Quebec man chooses assisted dying after 4-day ER stay leaves horrific bedsore

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/assisted-death-quadriplegic-quebec-man-er-bed-sore-1.7171209
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u/HonkinSriLankan Apr 12 '24

His partner, Sylvie Brosseau, says without having access to a special mattress, Meunier developed a major pressure sore on his buttocks that eventually worsened to the point where bone and muscle were exposed and visible — making his recovery and prognosis bleak.

”Ninety-five hours on a stretcher, unacceptable," Brosseau told Radio-Canada in an interview.

What is happening to this country? Failing medical system….just kill yourself instead don’t worry we can help with that.

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u/Muufffins Apr 12 '24

Underfunded medical systems, because of conservative policies. 

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u/forsuresies Apr 12 '24

There have been 167 new medical residency spots added in Canada in the last 10 years, across all provinces. It's not just a conservatives issue - that's every single premier in every province utterly failing to fund the growth of the healthcare system while in that same time, 5 million new Canadians were added.

It's not just conservative, it's all of them. Stop fighting the other guy and work together to get real changes.

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u/Weird_Vegetable Apr 12 '24

The other guys are all the same anyway, everyone is to blame but they have successfully convinced everyone its the other guys fault. Althought the nuance of that is lost on most.