Moose Jaw's Stacey Simms suffers from a rare kidney disease. The 28 year old has a willing and suitable donor, but Saskatchewan's kidney transplant program was suspended. She wants it restored and she took that message to the Saskatchewan Legislature.
At an NDP news conference, Simms underwent dialysis to show reporters and politicians what she has to undergo every two hours as she waits for a transplant. Her actions caught the attention of the governing Saskatchewan Party.
"The Premier invited us to speak with us privately after. He was listening and I think they really do want to do something about it but it will show in their actions and we're going to hold them to their promise of bringing in two new surgeons in the next three to four months and you can bet I'll be on the door step of the legislature if that doesn't happen."
The program was suspended due to an illness on the surgical team. That surgeon later returned to work, but the program didn't resume. That's because vascular surgeons have been unable to come to an agreement over fees and workload.
The latest from the provincial government today is that some of the kidney transplants could be done in the US. Premier Brad Wall says he wants to get the procedures done as fast as possible, even if that means shipping patients south of the border.
At an NDP news conference, Simms underwent dialysis to show reporters and politicians what she has to undergo every two hours as she waits for a transplant. Her actions caught the attention of the governing Saskatchewan Party.
"The Premier invited us to speak with us privately after. He was listening and I think they really do want to do something about it but it will show in their actions and we're going to hold them to their promise of bringing in two new surgeons in the next three to four months and you can bet I'll be on the door step of the legislature if that doesn't happen."
The program was suspended due to an illness on the surgical team. That surgeon later returned to work, but the program didn't resume. That's because vascular surgeons have been unable to come to an agreement over fees and workload.
The latest from the provincial government today is that some of the kidney transplants could be done in the US. Premier Brad Wall says he wants to get the procedures done as fast as possible, even if that means shipping patients south of the border.
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