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When Dick was eventually admitted to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, she was placed in the intensive care unit, where she is slowly recovering 10 days later. “The way they treated her was totally inhumane,” said Dick’s daughter, Ina Dick. “You would never want to see your mom treated like this.” Island Health has acknowledged that Dick’s care fell below expectations and said it is reviewing her case. Two days after Dick first went to the Ahousaht medical clinic on Nov. 26 with a sore throat and minor fever, her condition worsened to chills, sweats, cramping and soreness all ...
Family of 68-year-old COVID-19 patient asks why she was sent to hotel instead of hospital Island Health has acknowledged that Dick’s care fell below expectations and said it is reviewing her case. Author of the article: Katie DeRosa • Victoria Times Colonist Publishing date: Dec 12, 2020 • December 12, 2020 • 3 minute read • Article content When 68-year-old Darlene Dick of Ahousaht First Nation first went to a clinic for a COVID-19 test, she was sent away with assurances it was just a cold. When she got so sick that she had to go to Tofino, where she was told...
VICTORIA -- The family of an Ahousaht First Nation woman is speaking out about how difficult it was for the 68-year-old to get a COVID-19 test while experiencing painful symptoms. Darlene Dick first went to the the Ahousaht clinic on Nov. 26. She was feeling ill and had symptoms of the coronavirus. Instead of being given a COVID-19 test, her family claims, she was told she had flu symptoms and was sent home. “My mom couldn’t even get up and go to the bathroom on her own at home. She was in so much pain all over her body ... and hot and cold cramping,” said her daughter Ina Dick.