STORY: B.C. Veteran Faces Wait for Cancer Care, Travels Instead
SecondStreet.org sat down with Melanie Leeson, a B.C. veteran who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.
Care from the Canadian system simply didn’t come in time.
So, as so many Canadians have done, she travelled to the U.S. to receive life-saving care.
Watch the full interview via the video above, or click here. To learn more about Canada’s growing waiting list crisis and potential solutions, read our policy brief here.
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