A Kitchener, Ont., mother is angry after her teenage boy waited in a hospital ER twice and took 19 hours before undergoing surgery for appendicitis.

Julia Marotte says she’s upset that it took her 19 hours, including waiting in emergency rooms at two hospitals in Kitchener, Ont. She — to take care of her teenage daughter Angelina, who was suffering from appendicitis. “I think any parent can understand that feeling of wanting to do something better for your child and […]
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