Moncton Muslim community honours 'sweetest person' who died in ER waiting room
CBC
Friends and family of a Moncton man who died at the Moncton Hospital emergency room earlier this week held a rally at the hospital on Saturday.
The father of five is being identified only by the initials MS in order to protect his family's privacy. He died at the hospital after collapsing in the ER.
Abdul Khan, the president of the Moncton Muslim Association, said the man was known as an "integral part" of Moncton's Muslim community and will be greatly missed.
"He always used to come to the mosque and he was the sweetest person in the world," Khan said.
"He will come smiling and I never saw him not smiling. He was a very patient guy who [would] never complain."
MS left behind his partner, his children and a wide circle of family and friends.
Mohammed Tom, who was close to MS, said MS was someone who looked out for his family and the greater community. He doesn't know what they'll do now.
"We don't have any leader," Tom said. "We don't have any guidance."
New details on the situation surrounding the man's death have come to light, both through interviews with friends and family, but also through a statement from the association.
According to a post on the association's Facebook page on Friday, the man was released from the hospital on Monday after undergoing a medical procedure.
He was given instructions to return to the hospital immediately if he was suffering from back or chest pain.
On Tuesday, he presented to the Moncton Hospital ER at 10 p.m., according to the statement.
He underwent some tests but was told by midnight to wait in the waiting room.
He was dead by 3:30 a.m.
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