Re: “Woss man sent by taxi to Victoria hospital — a $2,148 round-trip fare,” June 18.

I believe I have the solution to both transporting people to hospitals in Victoria and the dilemma of the doctor shortage for seniors.

I would gladly be paid over $2,000 per day to be a taxi service for people who need medical services in Victoria.

That being said, here’s a solution. Hire people like me. Pay me a healthy per diem, say $500 and mileage. The caveat is, though, that I am healthy and it needs to be proven. Therefore a doctor would have to give me a physical.

Done and done. Solutions.

Susan Worrall

Chemainus

Re: “Drug coverage to be discontinued for Langford girl with fatal condition,” June 18.

I cannot believe that our provincial government is cutting funding for a terminally ill child named Charleigh Pollock.

She is a Canadian citizen. She is a British Columbia resident.

The provincial government’s stand is simple. They say she is going to die anyway, so why should we continue to pay for her treatment?

What? Yes, they said what they said.

It hurts my heart to watch a young girl refused treatment for a disease that has ravaged her. I feel for her family. I cry over this decision.

Why doesn’t every MLA donate a mere five per cent of their yearly wage, which is paid for by the taxpayers of this province, to help support her care? Of course not, the greed is too great.

A pox on you all.

Quit paying for the so-called “most vulnerable” on our streets, and start supporting the truly “most vulnerable” who need our help the most.

My heart goes out to the family. My absolute disgust goes out to the government’s heartless officials who are refusing to help young Charleigh. It seems her life means nothing. So sad.

Dewane Ollech

Mill Bay

Re: “Drug coverage to be discontinued for Langford girl with fatal condition,” June 18.

Rather than cutting off the critically ill who are suffering from degenerative and rare diseases, many of which are genetic or hereditary, the government should be ending 100 per cent the free narcotics handout to street junkies and criminal addicts just so they can get........

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