Once again, the letters page is receiving its share of “Crisis in Health Care” tomes. Actually, all health-care systems tend to be in crisis, for many reasons. But I feel I must add my recent experience to the mix.
Last Tuesday my adored wife, after many years of disability, passed away gently in the palliative care section of the Halifax medical complex. The medical system and staff, from family doctor to paramedics to emergency room medics and, finally, palliative care, were quite magnificent. They treated us family members with compassion and kindness while trying so hard to save my beloved spouse. They also, at all stages, gave options (and lack of options) regarding my wife’s condition.
People should be very careful when throwing around terms such as “crisis.” Perhaps we have just been lucky in our perceptions. There is no doubt that, at the family doctor level, improvement is due.
Dr. Michael Collins, Hubbards
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