I've been away from here for a bit with illness. Dr.s don't know if it's negative symptoms or thyroid or flu or urinal tract infection or diabetes. I have been drop down exhausted to the point even a bath is a chore. I finally got tests done which is good but now I have to wait for results.
I have taken a bunch of pills and still no rest. I know people suggested melatonin but can't afford it now.
I wonder how many people with mentally ill families move to Canada just to get the health care. In the psych ward and in group homes half were english second language. All of the people in my group home had disability benefits which includes shelter and food allowance and some of the people were not citizens of Canada. I'm not sure exactly how it all works. However services are reducing and this may all cause a giant problem with over flooding the system with consumers.
you can't get services unless you are a citizen or a landed immigrant, both in the hospital and at odsp. even if you are a citizen and you have lived abroad, and move back, you are not eligible for services for three months. i know this from experience. i had to pay for my own hospitalization in the psych ward when i was unwell, but my three month waiting period was not up. it was 900 dollars a night. just because they are esl does not mean they are not canadians.
ReplyDeleteThe people in my group home were not citizens-they wanted to become one.
ReplyDeleteThis is in B.C. btw
DeleteThis is in B.C. btw
DeleteSend me your home address and I will mail you a bottle of melatonin (if you'd like). It won't knock you out. It's more of a subtle unwinding. Can't hurt...
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