I am deeply saddened to see healthcare professionals uproot from their communities in Alberta and move to other provinces.
#ableg #abhealth
Heather and Darrell Adams are both Registered Nurses working in Edmonton. Heather was born and raised in Edmonton, and is leaving a job at a community-delivered harm reduction program.
Darrell grew up in Grande Prairie and worked in oil and gas until 2012, when he went into nursing. He is leaving a job at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
One of their sons, Parker, is losing his PUF support at school due to UCP cuts.
“Watching cuts happen over and over again with no regard to patient safety, we couldn’t keep waiting for our lives to be significantly affected, both for our sons and ourselves. It was either make the decision to go or stay here and wait for more cuts, for the fiscal reckoning."
The Adams’ have no confidence that nurses will be treated fairly by the Kenney government after witnessing Tyler Shandro’s behaviour towards doctors, and the passage of Bill 21 last year.
Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.
A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.