‘Seeking a Physician’: 96 and doctorless, N.S. senior turns to the classifieds – CBC
Dorothy Lamont is one of more than 90K Nova Scotians looking for a doctor
May 28, 2025
The unusual advertisement in the Friday morning newspaper caught the eyes of many Nova Scotians. It tells the story of a 96-year-old woman who is “of sound mind and body” for her age, and who doesn’t want to be “a burden to the healthcare system.”
Her biggest concern? She doesn’t have a family doctor.
“I am apparently somewhere in the 80,000’s in the physician waiting list, and so time is increasingly of the essence,” the ad reads.
Dorothy Lamont wrote that ad, using the title “Seeking a Physician” — a last-ditch effort to take matters into her own hands after three years without a family doctor.
“I really didn’t know what else to do,” Lamont told CBC News in an interview at her home in downtown Dartmouth, N.S. “I should have a doctor. You know, at 96 years old, there’s sure to be problems. But I have no one to turn to.”
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dorothy-lamont-seeking-doctor-newspaper-ad-1.7544628
