1/5 Grace F. 4 years ago on Google • 6 reviews
To
whom
it
may
concern,
I
just
want
to
share
a
glimpse
of
my
experience
at
the
hospital
in
Montreal
,
I
got
there
at
around
8:50
am
there
was
a
girl
from
Haiti
that
came
in
just
a
little
bit
before
me.
More
people
started
to
arrive;
as
I
sat
there
waiting
to
be
assisted
I
witnessed
a
number
of
different
scenarios.
I
didn’t
want
to
bring
the
‘race
card’
into
this
but
I
must
because
I
noticed
how
polite
and
how
fast
they
assisted
people
(seniors,
whites...)
who
came
after
me
and
the
rest
that
were
already
there.
For
instance
there
was
a
Dominican
lady
who
came
in
an
ambulance
with
severe
back
pain
(
In
Ontario
which
is
where
I’m
originally
from,
the
minute
you
get
to
the
ER
with
back
pain
no
matter
your
age,
race
or
the
amount
of
time
you’ve
been
waiting
they
do
anything
to
assist
you
first
to
lower
the
risk
of
getting
paralyzed
)
but
here
in
Quebec
the
lady
waited
in
the
ER
for
over
6
hours.
A
white
senior
came
in
and
he
was
assisted
RIGHT
AWAY...
Now,
I
understand
that
seniors
must
be
given
priority
on
certain
occasions
because
their
age
warrants
it.
BUT
speaking
for
myself
and
other
young
people
we
also
deserve
to
be
taken
seriously
when
we
show
with
complaints
that
are
out
of
the
norm
for
our
much
stronger
body.
For
instance
I
got
there
with
my
throat
so
inflamed
to
the
point
I
was
choking
with
my
own
throat,
I
had
a
very
bad
infection
and
just
needed
antibiotics
for
it
to
go
back
to
normal
because
it
was
enlarging
and
the
more
I
waited
the
harder
it
got
for
me
to
breath....
I
was
having
a
very
hard
time
breathing
and
the
nurses
disregard
that....
I
don’t
mean
to
exaggerate
but
I
did
feel
like
I
couldn’t
keep
up.
I
waited
8
LONG
hours
for
them
to
see
me.
When
the
doctor
finally
saw
me
the
first
thing
he
said
to
me
“If
you
felt
this
yesterday
why
didn’t
you
come?
This
is
very
dangerous
and
I’m
surprised
you’re
still
standing
and
breathing
”
(PRAISE
BE
TO
GOD
WHO
KEPT
ME
STANDING
AND
BREATHING)
The
doctor
finally
checked
me,
gave
me
some
antibiotics
and
after
a
few
minutes
went
by
I
was
breathing
fine
again
and
getting
back
to
my
pace...
As
I
got
home
I
meditated
on
everything
I
experienced
during
those
8
hours.
The
amount
of
unfairness
I
witnessed,
the
lack
of
equity
and
the
rudeness
and
difference
in
treatment
and
politeness
when
it
came
to
a
white
folk
in
comparison
to
someone
of
colour.
It
is
sad
that
at
this
time
and
age
we
are
still
experiencing
this
kind
of
behaviour,
specially
in
a
hospital
where
we
go
in
hopes
of
getting
the
treatment
we
need.
We
put
our
trust
in
the
first
responder
in
hopes
of
getting
assisted.
I
know
a
lot
of
things
come
into
factors
in
the
ER
BUT
if
you’re
in
there
I
trust
that
people
at
hand
are
doing
everything
to
take
matters
into
whatever
situation
comes
in,
from
pain
to
inflammation
to
whatever
the
case
may
be
everyone
should
be
treated
with
the
same
amount
of
respect,
care
and
love.
We
are
blessed
to
have
universal
health
care
but
the
fact
that
you
have
to
wait
8-9
and
even
12
hours
for
a
doctor
to
check
you
in
an
emergency
is
outrageous.
What’s
the
point
of
having
universal
healthcare
if
they
let
you
die
while
waiting?....
My
respect
to
all
the
nurses,
doctors
and
first
responder
that
go
above
and
beyond
for
their
patients.
I
am
sad
to
say
that
my
experience
at
this
hospital
was
very
poor...
and
I
hope
you
take
matter
into
the
situation
before
loosing
people
who
come
into
the
ER
with
the
hopes
of
getting
assisted
as
needed.
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