STORY: Ontario Man Left Paralyzed Due to Long Wait Times

SecondStreet.org sat down with Steven Cedrone, an Ontario man who’s now confined to a wheelchair thanks to a government waitlist.

After a nasty fall, he started to feel back pain. As it got worse and worse, he wasn’t able to get surgery in time. Today, he’s stuck in a wheelchair and taking a few steps leaves him in crippling pain.

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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