91裸聊视频淵ou can reschedule a doctor91裸聊视频檚 appointment, but you can91裸聊视频檛 miss dialysis. That91裸聊视频檚 a life-saving thing.91裸聊视频�

Gail Irving says this moments after getting home from driving Rob to the airport. Around 11:15 a.,. Wednesday morning (Nov. 17) she got a call asking that Rob be there by noon. The 79-year-old is getting flown from Chilliwack to Abbotsford to get dialysis, and he91裸聊视频檚 not alone.

91裸聊视频淗e just phoned me from the airport and told me there are more than 20 patients, just from Chilliwack alone, waiting for a plane,91裸聊视频� Gail said. 91裸聊视频淚t was a bit of a rush to get him there.91裸聊视频�

Not more than a month ago, she talked to The Progress about the lack of a renal unit in Chilliwack, wondering why it was that people from a city of near 100,000 people had to drive to Abbotsford for treatment.

With flooding now cutting off the two cities from each other, Rob hasn91裸聊视频檛 had a dialysis treatment since Saturday. Normally he gets treatment every two days. Four days removed from his last treatment, Rob needed medication Wednesday to keep his potassium levels under control and Gail admitted to feeling a lot of stress.

91裸聊视频淪o far he seems to be doing OK. He91裸聊视频檚 not sick or anything,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淏ut I keep thinking about how I91裸聊视频檓 not doing dialysis for him at him at home, and I feel guilty. But I also think this is a clear indication of what we need here in Chilliwack, because this wouldn91裸聊视频檛 even be an issue if we had a renal unit.

91裸聊视频淚 was so disappointed when Fraser Health said they had no plans to do it at this point, and then we reach a crisis like this.91裸聊视频�

Rob is going to have to stay in Abbotsford until Highway 1 re-opens.

91裸聊视频淎t least he91裸聊视频檚 going to get the help he needs, and that91裸聊视频檚 the most important thing,91裸聊视频� Gail said. 91裸聊视频淎s soon as that road opens up, we can pick him up and take him back and forth. I91裸聊视频檇 like to be there with him, but for right now I don91裸聊视频檛 see taking a seat on a plane to go stay in a hotel room.91裸聊视频�

Contacted by The Progress, Fraser Health91裸聊视频檚 Curtis Harling had the following response.

91裸聊视频淔raser Health is assisting a small number of Chilliwack residents who require access to dialysis services at the Abbotsford Community Dialysis Unit or Abbotsford Regional Hospital. We are coordinating air transportation and accommodations, if necessary, for these individuals. Our priority is to ensure patients with chronic kidney disease who require access to hospital or community-based dialysis services are taken care of and their needs met during this time. This is an ongoing situation, however, and contingency plans are in place to ensure safe patient care should there be any disruptions to care delivery.91裸聊视频�

eric.welsh@theprogress.com
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