Husband of woman failed by Canadian health care system thanks Glenn Beck for intervening: ‘You’ve opened up a lot of doors’
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Sundeen suggested that the endocrinologists and specialists aren’t necessarily to blame, noting that the Canadian health care system is “just absolutely overwhelmed.”
While Sundeen suggested that mismanagement is the system’s top problem, he noted that the system has also been “completely devastated” by underfunding and the huge influx of immigrants into the country.
According to the 2021 census, 23% of people living in Canada were foreign-born and 2.5% — over 924,000 — were nonpermanent residents. A government report released on Nov. 26 indicated that the 2021 census actually missed 38% of nonpermanent residents in that count. The top three national origins of the immigrants flooding into Canada under the Trudeau Liberal regime were India, Philippines, and China. Pakistan and Iran also made the top-10 list of national origins.
The sudden surge in demand on citizen resources helped strain a system that was already set for a reckoning with a graying population.
The apparent failure of the health care system is especially frustrating for Sundeen, who told Beck that “with this surgery, the parathyroid symptoms will disappear.”
“She can get back to an almost-normal life as far as the parathyroid hormone goes,” added Sundeen.
‘We’ll get it done.’
After years of pain and little evidence that her nation’s strained health care system will get around to helping her, Van Alstine started the process of joining the tens of thousands of other Canadians who’ll be killed under the government’s Medical Assistance in Dying euthanasia program, which has in recent years become one of the top five causes of death in Canada.
George Carson, a MAID approval doctor, confirmed this week that he assessed Van Alstine and provided her with his approval.
Sundeen stressed to Beck, however, that “she wants to live.”
“But when your life is absolutely stolen from you — stolen from you for eight years, and you suffer so much pain, depression, and anxiety — I love her with all my heart,” said Sundeen.
“She’s a strong girl. If it was me, I think I would have had a gun to my head long ago.”
Beck emphasized to Sundeen that neither he nor his wife was alone.
“We’ll find a way to make this happen if it is at all possible. We pray for you. There are millions of people who are praying for you now, and we’ll do everything we can,” added Beck.
Beck indicated that he has been in contact with elements of the Trump administration, and there appears to be some movement on getting Van Alstine help in America.
He noted that a “very high-level administrative official just called and said, ‘Let’s save her life. We’ll get it done.'”
Beck has personally volunteered to fly her down, put her up, and set her up to meet some doctors.
Visibly moved by his conversation with Sundeen and fighting back tears, Beck noted that he hopes to be able to call him back with some “good news.”
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