From the west coast of Canada, the state of British Columbia came out with some hard hitting numbers.
Wait times for treatments in Canada are increasing dramatically. For anyone living anywhere, who has needed a surgery or a treatment, you can relate to the gravity of this problem.
Every one day delay in treatment, is extra pain and agony. It is a delay in getting back to your work. It is an extra financial burden on your budget. It is added stress and a pain for your friends and family.
Read about the severity of the situation in the news story below.
And those who are reading this from Canada would agree that this is sadly, a downhill journey.
The number of seniors on waitlists has increased for four out of the top five surgeries needed: knee replacements, up 61 per cent; hip replacements, up 72 per cent; abdominal hernia repairs, up 16 per cent; and prostate, up 29 per cent.