‘They must have compassion’: Terminally ill Toronto woman facing renoviction
Global News
A Toronto woman with terminal cancer has been told she's being evicted in the middle of her treatment.
A Toronto woman with terminal cancer has been told she’s being evicted in the middle of her treatment for terminal cancer, a move that, while legal, is one she said will hasten her death. She is hoping her new landlord can show some compassion.
Abra Shiner has lived in her rental unit at Queen Street West and Dovercourt for 23 years. She and her husband are in one of the building’s four rental units, which received eviction notices at the beginning of the month from the new owners.
The stress over the loss of long-term housing, alarming as it was, has been compounded by the fact Shiner has terminal cancer. What began as breast cancer spread to her lymph nodes, and Shiner said the eviction will further complicate her treatment. Shiner said she can’t afford to move elsewhere in the city and is concerned leaving Toronto will hasten her death by interrupting her treatment at Princess Margaret’s Hospital.
“I’ve been given five, possibly 10 if I’m lucky, years to live. But that’s a hopeful outlook, I might only have a couple months,” said Shiner. “So taking me away from a stable situation where I can access treatment will almost certainly kill me.”
Shiner said she told her new landlords about her health and even gave them a letter from her doctor, but she said they handed her an envelope with eviction details in return.
“They must have compassion. They must. How can one human treat another human like this?” she said.
Speaking on the phone with Global News, Rick Deole, one of the building’s new owners, said the building was his first real estate investment and the renovations are necessary because the building is currently not up to code or safe. He confirmed that following the renovation, he intends to move family members into one of the units. The other three rental units, he said, will be downsized into one other housing unit along with expanded commercial space.
Deole accused Shiner of being unreasonable by refusing to leave her unit, despite his offer to cover moving fees.
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