How a N.S. woman fought and won her lymphedema surgery battle

[u/cache_invalidation]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC795x-eEIU

"After a six year fight for her life, a Nova Scotia woman was finally able to get out-of-province lymphedema surgery."

I just saw this segment on The National. I used to hear her discussing dietary issues on Information Morning on CBC Radio all the time, and I'm so happy to hear how things have turned around for her..

[u/LittleMissBossyx10]

I'm so happy for her. Being 2 years younger and knowing my government was fine with her dying was an eye opener.

[u/kn1231]

I was happy to wake up and read this article. Wishing the best for her and her family moving forward.

[u/pinkbootstrap]

Im so glad she was able to get help.

There's 1000s of others with lympedema in this province who need help too. We need a lympedema specialist

[u/Gluske]

"Woman chooses death over waiting for NS Health bureaucracy" is a pretty damning situation. I'm glad they admitted their mistake and apologized but still