Advocates for breast cancer survivors and people who have had ostomy surgeries are calling for changes to the way an Ontario program covers certain medical devices.
Vanessa Freeman, owner of the Pink Ribbon Boutique is pictured at her mastectomy bra boutique In Markham, Ont., on October 16. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young.Advocates for breast cancer survivors and people who have had ostomy surgeries, such as colostomies, are calling for changes to the way an Ontario program covers certain medical devices, saying it leaves them paying a lot of money out of pocket.
People who have had a mastectomy due to breast cancer, for example, can get reconstruction surgeries that are covered by the provincial health plan. Freeman owns Pink Ribbon Boutique, a mastectomy bra boutique, and said she gets some customers to donate used prostheses back to the store.“We just try to do whatever we can to help, but it’s not really sustainable or truly enough,” she said.Tobacco giants would pay out $32.
Therapy has really helped, but that also comes with an additional cost, she said. “That’s not always available to people.”911 call to report Montana bear attack quickly turns into homicide probe “Getting back to a new normal, and getting back to work and sort of reintegrating into your life after cancer, just having those tools to build self esteem and build normalcy is so critical to the huge emotional journey that comes with a cancer diagnosis.”
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