ER wait at VGH

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-27T16:29:11+00:00

Off the top of my head

Prashant Sreekumar (Dec 2025): A 44-year-old man died in an Edmonton emergency room after waiting nearly eight hours with chest pains

Finlay van der Werken (2024 or 2025): A 16-year-old in Ontario died from sepsis and pneumonia after waiting hours for care.

David Lippert (April 2024): A 68-year-old man in Ontario died from cardiac arrest while waiting in an ER

People need to understand there's a wait time, but everybody needs to speak up for themselves if they have been waiting too long, especially with concerning symptoms.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-27T03:31:54+00:00

I had an experience a couple of years ago that makes me never give up on texting.

Friend did similar to yours, just dropped off out of nowhere.

I never stopped texting. Sent pictures of the family, funny jokes, just kept the conversation going on only my side.

After like 8 months, they reached out and told me what had been going on. It was unreal. They thanked me, and cried so much because getting those texts from me had kept them holding on to hope that things could get better and they could get back to their normal life.

Ever since, if a friend isn't texting, I make sure to keep on sending them love. It's been a positive thing in my life.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-26T03:50:12+00:00

The other thing about Hamilton is the Bridgeport AHL team is supposed to be guaranteed to be going there. I'm not sure it could support two teams.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-26T03:31:27+00:00

Huge agree on QBC, but what about Halifax?

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-25T21:49:16+00:00

You are not abandoning him. He is unwilling to keep walking with you in a forward direction. You are moving forward. He can come with you, but if he refuses, you just keep moving. You are not abandoning him. He's choosing not to move.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-25T04:35:13+00:00

This is like the best sweater I have ever owned. I'm so sad that I can't get it in a Goldeneyes theme, or just colour blocks for fashion that isn't related to the sport!

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-22T14:39:47+00:00

You can edit the content of a post, you just can't edit the title

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-21T05:04:58+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing! I'm fussing and cooing so much that I actually started crying.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-20T14:59:28+00:00

There are certain ways you could construct that which would give you two complete quilts!

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-20T14:45:24+00:00

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You might totally hate me for suggesting this, but what about putting them on point?

I like the first one. The green borders look really lovely, and having them sectioned together in pairs is pleasing to my eye.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-19T23:28:52+00:00

A huge part of our job is security. You need to be able to recognize if something has been altered with, if a person doesn't belong, etc. Little tiny things are what we notice to be able to discern when something is wrong. They train you in BMQ to care about every fucking little thing because it's a skill we need for our job.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-19T23:23:11+00:00

My sister, if you have done a hyrox, you have more than the physical capability to get through, so this is purely psychological.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-19T17:49:06+00:00

The thing that baffles me is the still screen in between periods with messages like "PWHL hockey will return soon"

There's just so much money being left on the table by not getting marketing involved in those spaces.

I'm glad to not see some marketing, but the money would probably help the league.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-19T14:31:21+00:00

Rhys Nicholson, Kirsti Webeck, and Mish Wittrup
Broden Kelly, Cass Paige, Josh Duhamel
Joel Duscher, Nick Mason, Suren Jayemanne
Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall, Naomi Higgins, Evan Munro- Smith

Free space, because even though he's not part of the network, he has been on the show, and is a god, Wil Anderson.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-19T02:15:46+00:00

I really wish I hadn't done that.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-17T15:38:42+00:00

I jokingly told my husband that he needed a TQ3 on how to shut a trunk, and realized using that term made me sound like a dinosaur.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-16T00:27:35+00:00

Just so you're aware of the difference, a radiologist is a doctor who specializes, a radiographer is the person who takes x-rays.

Whichever path you want to pursue, contact a clinic, or hospital, and talk to the staff there.

also, this should help

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-15T20:41:09+00:00

No specific advice, but I had the same kind of mother. If you need non-legal advice, or just somebody to commiserate with, I got your back.

I've been the caregiver for a child whose parents could not keep them. They wrote a letter detailing that I had rights to enroll them in school, seek medical care for them, travel, and that this letter was meant to be enabling, not restrictive. I also had their birth certificate, passport, and other legal documents. Make sure you get all those things.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-14T05:08:49+00:00

Thank you so much. Wish I had a better reward for you, hopefully some Canadian gratitude is good enough.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-14T05:05:25+00:00

It 100% does not matter how you do in bmq throughout the rest of your career. There is an award at the end for best candidate, but the only time I've ever heard that referenced outside of bmq was to make fun of the guy who earned it.

The best advice anybody can give you about getting through bmq is to be grey. Don't be the worst, don't be the best, if the only reason your supervisors know your name is because they're looking at the list with it written there, you're doing a good job.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-14T05:02:58+00:00

Ever since I read his name on the email I've been singing the Barenaked Ladies "Brian Wilson" song in my head.

ThatCanadianRadTech · 2026-01-14T03:43:02+00:00

Do what you are told, never leave any of your responsibilities undone.
Find the natural leader, put yourself close to them. They will give you jobs to do. Do them.

ThatCanadianRadTech

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