Amy Perry

I would remind her, you know, it's 20 minutes up the road in an ambulance driving bad out of hell. You know, we're not going to be that long. We can do this. We counted down the minutes together.

I would remind her, you know, it's 20 minutes up the road in an ambulance driving bad out of hell. You know, we're not going to be that long. We can do this. We counted down the minutes together.

She described to me, and I listened to her speaking to somebody else and giving my contact information, and it being written down on a pink sticky note which was put on the front of her file that was being passed over. That if something happened to her during the surgery... that, like, her mom didn't know us, her family didn't know us, no one would know to call us.

She described to me, and I listened to her speaking to somebody else and giving my contact information, and it being written down on a pink sticky note which was put on the front of her file that was being passed over. That if something happened to her during the surgery... that, like, her mom didn't know us, her family didn't know us, no one would know to call us.

Katie and I were fully prepared to be searching obituaries for the next four days if we didn't hear from her.

Katie and I were fully prepared to be searching obituaries for the next four days if we didn't hear from her.

I am just standing in the shower, staring at the wall, scalding hot water, thinking, like, I'm two days in, and I have no idea what's coming.

I am just standing in the shower, staring at the wall, scalding hot water, thinking, like, I'm two days in, and I have no idea what's coming.

So she would say things like, oh, like this pain is building in my stomach. I'm starting to feel pain in my belly. I'm feeling bloated. And then she would look down or reach down and she would see blood. And I would have to say, is there someone there? Is there someone you can speak to? Have they left you the call button? And she'd say, I don't want to press the call button.

So she would say things like, oh, like this pain is building in my stomach. I'm starting to feel pain in my belly. I'm feeling bloated. And then she would look down or reach down and she would see blood. And I would have to say, is there someone there? Is there someone you can speak to? Have they left you the call button? And she'd say, I don't want to press the call button.

And I'd say, girl, you've got to press the call button. Like, we don't have a choice right now. Press your call button. She'd go, okay, I pressed the call button. And then she would describe... A nurse coming and checking on her, lifting the sheets. And then basically she would say, my nurse looks concerned. Oh, my nurse is hitting the emergency button on the wall.

And I'd say, girl, you've got to press the call button. Like, we don't have a choice right now. Press your call button. She'd go, okay, I pressed the call button. And then she would describe... A nurse coming and checking on her, lifting the sheets. And then basically she would say, my nurse looks concerned. Oh, my nurse is hitting the emergency button on the wall.

And so I thought, like, this girl's still bleeding. She's still having a hard time. And this is not over.

And so I thought, like, this girl's still bleeding. She's still having a hard time. And this is not over.

At this point, more than anything, I am exhausted. I am completely emotionally checked out. I am no longer taking care of myself.

At this point, more than anything, I am exhausted. I am completely emotionally checked out. I am no longer taking care of myself.

She starts hinting to us that this no longer seems like necessarily a gynecological issue, but maybe something more is going on here. We have another emergency hospital transfer, and this time it's in a helicopter. So she tells me that she's being helicoptered from McMaster and Hamilton to Toronto General.

She starts hinting to us that this no longer seems like necessarily a gynecological issue, but maybe something more is going on here. We have another emergency hospital transfer, and this time it's in a helicopter. So she tells me that she's being helicoptered from McMaster and Hamilton to Toronto General.

She says she's covering her mic when it's loud and so that I don't hear too much of what's going on. She makes a little quip about, oh, your pink sticky note's still on the front of the file, so everyone will know to contact you if they need to. And she tells me when she can see the CN Tower and...

She says she's covering her mic when it's loud and so that I don't hear too much of what's going on. She makes a little quip about, oh, your pink sticky note's still on the front of the file, so everyone will know to contact you if they need to. And she tells me when she can see the CN Tower and...