Lack of dialysis services in Northern Manitoba proving fatal, Indigenous patients say – CBC
‘They should have one emergency dialysis in each reserve,’ says woman who lost granddaughter
Oct 31, 2016
A shortage of dialysis machines on the Norway House Cree Nation is forcing many patients to relocate to urban centres. But once there, many suffer severe loneliness so they make the journey home putting their own lives at risk.
Rebecca Henry was closely tied to her community and family in Norway House. She was a mother of six and a grandmother.
All she wanted to do was reunite with them, but instead, Henry, 67, came home in a casket.
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