COVID-19: Saskatoon mother frustrated after son’s appointments, surgery cancelled

A Saskatoon mom is pissed off and anxious about her son’s well being care now that some surgical procedures, appointments and organ transplants are cancelled indefinitely in Saskatchewan till COVID-19 numbers come down.

Keeley Buckley needs to remind people who others are struggling because of the slowdown of companies.

“I can’t think about the horror I’d really feel if he wanted an area within the ICU and it was taken up by any individual unvaccinated,” Buckley mentioned.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) introduced on Thursday that organ donation can be paused and a slowdown of elective procedures would proceed.

Derek Miller with the SHA mentioned six-week pressing surgical procedures and procedures would proceed, although.

Three-year-old Elijah was born with a uncommon major immuno-deficiency illness referred to as 22q.11 deletion syndrome and requires important care regularly.

“It’s mainly a bit of his twenty second chromosome is lacking and it impacts mainly each system in his physique,” his mom defined.

Elijah battles seizures, a coronary heart defect, problem respiration and swallowing, poor muscle tone, gastrointestinal points and lots of extra issues each day. He additionally has autism and is non-verbal.

When Elijah was simply two-months-old, he had an emergency open-heart surgical procedure.

“We’re so fortunate that his coronary heart was capable of be repaired and he doesn’t want one other surgical procedure or a coronary heart transplant, however there are households in Saskatchewan who aren’t as fortunate,” Buckley mentioned.

“I noticed them firsthand on the pediatric cardiac ICU ready for his or her children to get coronary heart transplants. I can’t think about the horror, the dread and the panic that they have to be feeling proper now,” Buckley mentioned.

Earlier than the pandemic, Elijah would usually see greater than ten completely different specialists to verify he was nonetheless wholesome — and since he’s non-verbal, he can’t say if he doesn’t really feel effectively.

Elijah has not seen a specialist in over 18 months.

“He actually does must see a specialist, I can’t talk with him that effectively if one thing is improper, so these appointments are actually necessary to me,” Buckley mentioned.

When she discovered two pediatric appointments and a surgical procedure had been cancelled with no choice to re-book as a result of hospitals are overwhelmed, primarily with unvaccinated COVID-19 sufferers, she grew to become pissed off.

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“It’s irritating that Elijah has to endure his well being care due to people who find themselves taking on areas that my youngster may want,” she mentioned.

“We acquired vaccinated instantly, hoping that may hold Elijah protected and assist get issues again to regular for him. It’s irritating that I really feel like we do have the potential to get again to regular sooner, however proper now our hospitals are overwhelmed with unvaccinated COVID-19 circumstances.”

Elijah has been ready for the surgical procedure for over a 12 months earlier than it was cancelled. He’s additionally been ready for an MRI scan for 2 years.

Whereas she is glad he isn’t within the situation the place he does want speedy medical consideration, she needs folks would get vaccinated so he can proceed getting the necessary care he wants.

“I simply hope that seeing extra circumstances like this, extra households, and extra actual folks which might be affected like this, it’d change their thoughts.”

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