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Coronavirus: Close quarters at Montreal long-term care facility worry resident, family

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Montreal resident Madeleine Leblanc has seen her share of hardships in her life. The 61-year-old, was paralyzed at the age of six after being hit by a drunk driver.

Madeleine’s sister, Anne Leblanc, says criminal charges were never laid and their parents were forced to sell the family home and liquidate their assets to pay for the medical bills. “This was 1965,” said Anne. “There was no medicare.” Madeleine now lives in the Grace Dart Extended Care Centre., a long-term care residence.

She was transferred there after a health scare two years ago landed in her in hospital. But as COVID-19 continues to ravage long-term care facilities across the province, the sisters worry about the cramped conditions inside the home. “The place is old, very

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