Canada's Dirty Little Secret: Exposing the MAiD Predators Part 3

Name: Heather Hancock--50 years old
Where: Victoria General Hospital--British Columbia and Medicine Hat Regional Hospital - Alberta
Date: 2018, 2019
What Happened: Heather lives with Cerebral Palsy. The 3 times she was offered MAiD was due to episodes of spastic paralysis.

In the first solicitation, the attending Emergency Dr. offered MAiD, "as the doctor deemed my level of suffering intolerable, yet would not treat my pain or send me to a pain clinic".

"My second admission found me in a hospital bed in the back hallway of the neurological rehabilitation ward of Victoria General. Again, I was offered MAiD by a Dr. with definite malice in that coercive attempt. No name tags or ID tags were visible at the time. Both times I refused MAiD and told them to do their jobs. They didn't like that."

The third time, in 2019, Heather was admitted to Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, again with spasticity. She says she was treated with the "utmost of contempt".

"The RN was careful to remove her name tag or ID badge before entering my room. She believed I was faking paralysis. She was the one who offered MAiD saying, 'if I were in your shoes I would take it in a heartbeat. You aren't LIVING, you're EXISTING!' I was stunned and horrified. Again, I refused and she shook her head in disgust telling me I was being utterly 'SELFISH'.

Heather has spent many years as a writer since her encounters with the MAiD Squads and has become a published author of an award-winning novel called, "Sister Lost".

Heather says, "I am doing so much more than merely existing, I am contributing in a myriad of ways! Our lives count and should be valued."

Canada's Dirty Little Secret: Exposing the MAiD Predators Part 3
Name: Heather Hancock - 50 years old
Where: Victoria General Hospital - British Columbia and Medicine Hat Regional Hospital - Alberta
Date: 2018, 2019
What Happened: Heather lives with Cerebral Palsy. The 3 times… pic.twitter.com/UblZYZlJFJ

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