Canada, with its beautiful natural scenery, diverse culture and perfect social welfare, has attracted countless immigrants in recent years. However, in this seemingly "paradise on earth" country, there is actually a hidden medical dilemma.
Just some time ago, a Chinese immigrant posted a message on the Internet, claiming that his wife was sick,
From diagnosis to death, it was only 13 days.
What kind of disease can make an otherwise healthy person reach the end of his life in just 13 days? Is the seemingly beautiful Canada also hidden hidden diseases that we don't know?
Go abroad to pursue a happy life
Ms. Zhang has been the pride of her family since she was a child, and she has worked her way from junior high school to university, and finally graduated from a well-known business school in the United States. After graduating, she successfully obtained an H1B visa and worked in a well-known company, and her career was thriving.
In her spare time, Ms. Zhang also gained sweet love. She and her husband met on campus, and the two have similar interests and deep feelings.
After marriage, they had two lovely children, and the family of four lived a happy life.
In 2019, Ms. Zhang welcomed their third baby. There are more people in the family, and there are more considerations, and both husband and wife are more open-minded.
In order for the children to have a better growth environment and to live more comfortably, the couple pondered immigrating to live abroad.
But which country is better? The two of them also put a lot of effort into research, and finally chose Canada.
Because Canada has a good natural environment, culture and social welfare, which also attracts many people to immigrate there every year, and the couple also wants such a living environment.
So the family decided to immigrate to Canada. The family began to prepare, and after everything was done, the family went abroad.
Upon arrival in Canada, they settled in a peaceful community. With her excellent educational background and work experience, Ms. Zhang quickly found a good job. The husband also joined a local business and started a new career.
The three children also quickly adapted to life in Canada, they entered the local school, made new friends, and lived happily and fully every day.
But they never expected that fate played a cruel joke on them.
He was riddled with a terrible illness and was tormented
In October 2023, Ms. Zhang began to have gastrointestinal discomfort, at first she thought it was an old problem, so she went to the pharmacy to buy some medicine and came back to take it, but after taking it for many days, her condition did not improve, just in case she went to the hospital for emergency treatment, the doctor preliminarily judged that it was tuberculosis or pneumonia, and recommended to transfer to the hospital for treatment.
Ms. Zhang then went to a more advanced hospital, where the doctor suspected tuberculosis, fungal infection or cancer and arranged for a check-up.
However, due to the weekend hospital closure, the examination was postponed to two days later, and last night, the doctor said that the results have not yet come out, and the results will be four days later.
There was no way to get the results and couldn't prescribe medicine, so Ms. Zhang's family could only wait patiently, and finally waited until the results came out, which surprised the family.
Ms. Zhang was diagnosed with advanced lung adenocarcinoma, and the cancer cells had spread throughout the body. At this time, it was only a little more than a month since she first showed symptoms.
Faced with the sudden bad news, Ms. Zhang's family fell into deep despair. It's clear that good days have just begun, why is there so much suffering?
But grief was useless, and the family wiped away their tears and found a way to treat it.
Doctors recommend targeted drug treatment, but genetic testing is needed to determine the right drug.
Unexpectedly, during this period, Ms. Zhang's condition took a sharp turn for the worse, her heart was full of fluid, and her body was extremely weak. Just a week later, Ms. Zhang was on the verge of death.
But just when her family was almost desperate, she miraculously came to her senses and her blood oxygen levels returned to normal, which rekindled their hope.
On November 28, the doctor recommended to give up the treatment, but Ms. Zhang refused, she is still so young, and there are 3 lovely children, how can she say that she will give up her life if she gives up her life?
Ms. Zhang's husband couldn't accept the doctor's statement that to treat the disease and save the life was to try his best to treat the patient, and how could he persuade the patient not to treat and give up his life.
The family was angry and anxious, and finally waited for the genetic test results to come out, the previous targeted drug was wrong, and now it is necessary to change to a new targeted drug to save lives.
However, the real matching drug is not found in Canada. This news completely shattered Ms. Zhang's family, and the flame of hope was extinguished by the ruthless reality, and the family fell into despair again.
Looking at Ms. Zhang who was dying on the hospital bed, the doctor once again recommended euthanasia, so that Ms. Zhang would suffer less and let her leave with dignity.
It was only 13 days from diagnosis to death
The family can't accept this plan no matter what, but if they don't accept it, they can only wait for death now, there is no real targeted medicine, and Ms. Zhang is living in the countdown every day.
After much deliberation with her family, Ms. Zhang finally agreed to this suggestion. On November 30, at the age of 37, she left this world forever, and with reluctance and regret for her family, Ms. Zhang closed her eyes.
It was only 13 days from her diagnosis to her death, and Ms. Zhang's experience was embarrassing and raised questions about the Canadian healthcare system.
After the incident, Ms. Zhang's husband posted a long article in the evening about his wife's illness and finally passed away, and everyone who watched it felt very sad and embarrassed.
In fact, Ms. Zhang's tragedy is not unique, Canada's medical problems have a long history, and the people's complaints and appeals have never stopped.
In 2024, the director of prostate cancer at the Montreal Cancer Institute complained at a press conference: "I have to treat too many patients every day who end up dying due to delays in diagnosis." This sentence speaks to the plight of the Canadian healthcare system and the helplessness of healthcare workers.
The problem with the Canadian healthcare system is mainly a lack of resources. Although the government is increasing medical funding every year, factors such as an aging population and increasing chronic diseases have led to a growing demand for medical care, and the resource gap has always been difficult to fill.
In addition, Canada's medical system is dominated by public and private medical institutions are few, resulting in the concentration of medical resources in a few large hospitals, making it difficult to make appointments and waiting times for long times.
It's just that Ms. Zhang's family chose to live abroad, so they have to be prepared for these, I don't know if at the last moment of their lives, the family also regretted their previous choice to immigrate, but all this became unknown with Ms. Zhang's death.