Dear Editor:
My wife died of cancer. During her illness she had to be moved between three hospitals, resulting in ambulance costs over $5,000. I feel I have paid the ultimate price in the loss of my wife.
We lived on basic government pensions. With her death I am surviving on little more than half that money since we always shared the larger bills. In areas such as Ituna and all the small villages and towns in this health region I know I am not the only one in my position, on basic pensions, being forced to send loved ones from hospital to hospital to save their lives or face losing them. I also know for a fact that I am not the only one on basic pension facing this kind of circumstance.
Why is it that you choose to punish the poor with out of range costs for small communities? Yes, I am screaming for justice for myself, but you can bet the family farm that I am and will scream loud and clear about this injustice to people who simply cannot afford this.
David Carr
Ituna, Sk.
