I think we just hear of the very worst cases, like my friend in St. Stephens, New Brunswick. She waited several years to have an ovary remove. She's a firm believer in substandard Canadian health care. (She grew up on the American side of the border).
Actually, I don't think our healthcare system is any better. It is very expensive, unless that person is lucky enough to have coveraged through work, or had the foresight to purchase a good disability plan (which I also did through work).
Still, with all my insurance, my doctor didn't have the foresight to do an MRI when I was complaining of headaches a few years back. He just blamed it on my age, stress from my job, possible allergies, etc. If he'd have done an MRI, he'd have seen the aneurysm and saved me a lot of headaches (yes, that's a pun).
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