Medical Errors Are Killing Canadians In Record Numbers: together we can reduce these unacceptable rates

We lost our daughter 5, Gabby in 2012 to medical negligence.

There's been a big change in the way medicine is practiced in my lifetime. It used to be that Dr.s would look at your eyes, ears, throat, skin, nails and know if there was something that needed more attention. Today, most think they need to study the computer sitting atop their desks. They are trained to be technicians. I wonder how many trust their intuition or instincts as a person or is it all machinery now?

12 years ago Featured

Our family is in year 14 of our journey post medical error surrounding the death of our mother Esther. Our hearts go out to you... and like your family, our only way to heal has been to continue to work to make a difference through insisting on change.

I saw your video in nursing school....I am so sorry for the loss of such a beautiful girl......so unnecessary....

By the time I was 17, I had my third ICD placement and had been on betablockers for 9 years. The treatment exists; the technology exists. I'm sorry Jess-- your story shouldn't have happened.

I am from the Isle of Man and my Daughter suffered blackouts from 8yrs old.We were told it was initially epilepsy then vasovagal syndrome then when 14 after tests for 1 year were told she had cost the nhs a lot of money and in the doctors opinion she is putting it on! as he said he sees it a lot in teenage girls for attention ! perserverance and Alderhey hospital gave a different diagnosis.my daughter is lucky and thankfully not a statistic of long qt.beta blockers are her daily medication as yet !electrophysioligists reading an ecg/holter /exercise test are the way forward and better awareness is needed by medical practitioners who we found had no awareness at all. such a sad ending of a beautiful young woman who had her whole life in front of her and died due to medical incompetence.x

Our son was misdiagnosed for 8 years, with the same condition, he did suffer ACA, when he was 15 years old. He is now going to be 21, on June 28th. He was implemented with ICD, which has saved, his life several, times, when his heart goes into LQT. Sincerely, Leticia Tucker In Texas

We need a just culture of safety.

I am from South Africa but fully empathize with the situation; I went through similar hell here. Medicine is not safe the world over! AGS

Americans are dieing record numbers as well. To implement real change we need a different breed of chief medical officers in our hospitals and this is not happening as the AMA has a strangle hold on the purse string of our government.

Medical Mistakes Make Endless Sadness

watch the movie " first do no harm " doctors believe thay are gods....listen to your patients. I to have been permenently damaged from their mistakes

Thank you for reminding everyone of the realities of health services. Jess's story can never be repeated too much. All health professionals need to consider how well or poorly we listen to people. We need to be reminded that not being able to explain what is going on should not result in dismissing the person or the problem.

I have been a nurse for 30 years and in the past 12 been devoted to patient safety. Thank you for sharing your story and your work to make Jess's life and loss meaningful.

I am a victim of The For Profit Health Care Industry in USA and I understand your pain an frustration. The problem behind the "errors" is greed! Human predators from the third world, chose to be a doctor, not for the sake of healing other humans, but for the title and money, more and more money, no matter what! They have to go back to medical school or try taxi driver, where they will also risk their own life, not allway others. Marin Pitu. google my name.

With you on this one.

12 years ago Featured

Two things I have learned as I struggled through the medical system (with a serious disease): 1. Be your own advocate to stay alive and healthy and 2. Make sure you are heard or change doctors (I know~easier said than done).

So sorry for your story of a beautiful daughter whose life was so very short.It is tragic that egos play a major role in Medicine and even more tragic that it prevents one from asking a colleague for help. After all you are not God nor do we expect you to be but in dealing with human life"faking it until you make it " is unacceptable!

I too have a daughter that has been continuously slipping in the cracks. She has a daughter and I fear for her as well. She tries to get medical attention and phone calls are never returned.Appointments never set up. I am so sorry to hear about your daughter and it is very tragic that we can send billions of dollars every where else, BUT our leaders do not give us the health care we need in all Provinces, We live in Yarmouth, and they say our health system is working??? Just ask the patients who travel to Halifax for treatment how well it works for them, ask also the people who have to travel to Kentville. THOSE on chemo too sick to lift their heads up, LET ALONE TRAVEL TO HALIFAX. I blame our government more than the Doctors here! Disgusting!

Thank you for shedding a much needed light on this serious issue. I am so sorry for your loss.