COVID-19 pandemic, she went to hospital but vowed she would not return.“I don’t feel safe in hospitals and a lot of people with disabilities similar to mine, where you need this much assistance, don’t feel safe in a hospital,” she said.Odell was born with spinal muscular atrophy and requires assistance to complete many daily tasks.Now, amid the third wave and with critical care units filling up, Odell said she fears if she ever needed the care, she would not be able to get it.
Pushing Ontario’s ICUs to the brink — How some hospitals are preparing for the worst “I, personally, wouldn’t go to a hospital.