Morgan Fedak talks often to his mother. He didn’t want to make this call. “They called me to tell me they may withdraw that service,” said Fedak, as he spoke to his 89-year-old mother, Ursula, who lives in an assisted-living facility.
He’s referring to a phone call he received from Alberta Health Services telling him the organization is considering no longer sending someone to change Ursula’s ostomy bag.
On the phone, Ursula said, “They have to. I can’t do it. Like I told Morgan, I’ll go down fighting all the way.” Morgan says the person from AHS told him the COVID-19 pandemic requires a change but it’s still not clear how widespread it could be. “I said, ‘Does that mean you’re taking the service away?’ and they said, ‘No we’re still