'I'm just lost': Husband of woman who died following lengthy wait at N.S. hospital speaks out
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The husband of a 37-year-old woman who died in a Nova Scotia hospital after waiting hours for care is sharing his story as provincial politicians demand answers from the government.
The husband of a 37-year-old woman who died in a Nova Scotia hospital after waiting hours for care is sharing his story as provincial politicians demand answers from the government.
Gunter Holthoff spoke of how he had to watch his wife Allison suffer in pain at a crowded makeshift emergency room at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre (CRHCC) on New Year’s Eve, waiting for care “to a point where they couldn't ignore us anymore.”
He said they arrived at the hospital before noon and his wife was pronounced dead before the day ended.
Holthoff said it all began the morning of New Year's Eve, when his wife woke up and said she had an upset stomach.
According to Holthoff, Allison had fallen off her horse in September 2022, and had been feeling pain ever since.
"It's been rough times for her," he said during a news conference Monday afternoon.
Allison decided to have a bath on Dec. 31 in the hopes that would ease her pain, but Holthoff says about 10 minutes later, his children were calling that "mommy needed help."
