We were told we weren't going home; they were like, "We're starting treatment right away."
I think I am probably a lot nicer now
The Score: 0My grandfather passed away about two weeks after going home. He lived longer than we thought he would.
It was tough to see him lose his dignity.
The Score: 0Medical care is infinitely better than 30 years ago and we take that for granted.
The health system is profoundly undemocratic
The Score: 0For some of our families, it is extremely important that death occurs in the intensive care setting.
There is no one right way to do death.
The Score: 0The stories of 11 people living on the front lines of the opioid landscape in Ontario
The Opioid Chapters
The Score: 0I probably have some sort of medical appointment every week. It’s an incredible amount of time.
I have had HIV for 26 years.
The Score: 0I was denying it and thought it was going to blow over. Then I was angry. I thought, 'This is going to interrupt my life.'
This is happening! We’re being called back.
The Score: 0I always look for the latest detection methods and treatments. There must be some advances! There’s nothing.
Then the radiologist said, “It’s cancer.”
The Score: 0I was terrified for the first month. The overnight shifts! You are allowed to sleep but you still have to be very vigilant.
I don’t mind making basically minimum wage.
The Score: 0"The challenge in Canada is the failure to acknowledge the impact of racism or white supremacist logic in health care."
"Providers downplay the role of racism."
The Score: 0"I kept wondering what was going on in my patient's lives. That led to my research."
"I wanted to work in community clinics."
The Score: 0