I am normally not one for petitions, but there is an important initiative happening right now for us in the North. The physicians in the community are trying to advocate for a cath lab, cardiac intensive care, and surgical tower for our hospital. It is a local internist, Dr. Olsen who has started this petition. We have all known someone who has had a heart attack. After a person has a heart attack, they need to get their heart vessels checked to see which one is blocked so a stent may be put in, or bypass surgery may be done. This whole process is what I mean by a "cath lab." It is life-saving. Evidence shows that 80% of Canadians live within 120 minutes of a Cardiac lab, which is the standard of care, but not Prince George. Our patients unfortunately wait days, or even weeks, to travel down to Vancouver to get this treatment. They also need to be in a condition to travel for that even to be an option. It is also costly to fly patients constantly down to Vancouver and then they have to find their own way home when they come back. Years ago we advocated for our community to get a medical school and residency program. It is time for us to advocate again and get together to say that we need these services. We are petitioning to the government to give us our surgical tower.
Now what does have to do with Sikhi? A lot. We are advocating for people's lives. We are advocating for the health of our own cultural community, many of which have heart disease and the community at whole. What I would ask is that when you do support something, think about it first, don't just do it at the request of someone. Find out what the issues are, and therefore I have provided you with the background above. Northern Health serves 300, 000 patients and we deserve better cardiac care. Here's the link: http://chng.it/2KwdhqzmVB
Now what does have to do with Sikhi? A lot. We are advocating for people's lives. We are advocating for the health of our own cultural community, many of which have heart disease and the community at whole. What I would ask is that when you do support something, think about it first, don't just do it at the request of someone. Find out what the issues are, and therefore I have provided you with the background above. Northern Health serves 300, 000 patients and we deserve better cardiac care. Here's the link: http://chng.it/2KwdhqzmVB
I am VERY surprised that your community does not have such care facility. very SAD and SURPRISING. I just can't get my mind around this news. HOW come the LEaders of your community not cared enough to ASK the Govt. You guys have a University, Hospital, but not a cardiac care facility. WOW. It's available in small towns like Cornwall Ontario and small towns across Quebec. Cornwall Ontario is ONLY 1 hour drive from Ottawa and hour and half from Montreal.
ReplyDeleteThis story is NOT about the post above BUT about Women prowess. Sikh women were Equal to Men but as times changed, especially when the country became independent from the British, they became more submissive and enclosed in Walls of their homes - DEPENDENT.
ReplyDeleteHere is a story from one of the best news tv show in America- 60 Minutes.
They said about 1/3 of farmers in America are now Women. I like the Dairy women. They are tuff
The Modern American Farmer - Women
Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford and the changing landscape of America's farms
A woman named Beth Ford has emerged as the farmer's advocate. Last year, she became the CEO of Land O'Lakes. You're thinking that's the butter company, and it is. But it's also a multi-billion dollar agricultural conglomerate that in one way or another affects half of all the farmland in America
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/land-olakes-ceo-beth-ford-and-the-changing-landscape-of-america-farms-60-minutes-2019-10-06/