Hospital Shutdown Means Relatives Can’t See Dying Man
Posted February 14, 2008 12:00 pm.
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The viral outbreak and subsequent visitor ban at Credit Valley Hospital has proven devastating for a family that can’t get in to see their dying relative.
Eighty-three-year-old Lewis Goodyear is one of the patients affected by the stomach flu outbreak. His wife and daughter, who live in Orangeville, were informed through a letter that they wouldn’t be able to see him.
On top of dealing with the bug, Lewis has just had surgery and he’s been fighting prostate cancer.
“When you are dealing with a man who’s very ill like this, there is no time line necessarily. So the fear now if we’re not allowed to see him, is what if something happens? That’s the part that’s really hard to take,” his daughter, Radeana Montgomerry, said.
“It’s just frustrating. I think that they’re doing the best they can to contain the problem. I mean it’s a contagious disease and they have to be very careful. So I don’t fault them in that,” she adds.
Lewis’ family don’t blame the hospital for the outbreak, but they do know that waiting even just a few days before they can see him again means they’ve lost precious time.
“It was shocking because he’s an elderly man. He’s confused as it is already. He’s been in and out of hospital for the last two months,” Montgomerry adds.
