January 21, 2010 Second Page

Hey everyone,


I am sorry for the sketchy details but that’s how they are being released to me.

I am waiting for Dr D’s letter to the ministry before I share any details; I want to be accurate, not off the cuff as the ministry has become well practised in.

The one sure thing is the health ministry has given us and Dr D, is until February 15, 2010 to make all arrangements for his return home and responsible all therapies?

I have not been able to locate a name from the BC government, which has stopped all news cameras and reporters from all Alberta Health Services sites when it applies to Christopher or me.

If you are allowed to use your position and power given you by the people, to control access, then I guess the rational is, if we just block their access to the media the people will never find out how crooked and underhanded we really are.

I could write on but I would be here until tomorrow. I will try to write a brief update once I have the missing letter and have all the pieces together.

If you feel as strong as we do, please write the minister of health directly and copy the Premier, Mr Dix health critic, Carole James leader of the NDP and all the news papers in your area as well as Christopher's and Mr falcon's own local paper
The Cloverdale reporter at: http://www.cloverdalereporter.com/
So his constituents can see what a wonderful job he is doing.

Please always remember we the people gave them the power to be ignorant and heavy handed only we can take it away.

Your voices are all we have to stand our ground with. Ask your family and friends to write and ask them to get their family and friends to write and so and so on.

kevin.falcon.mla@leg.bc.ca , kevin.falcon@gov.bc.ca  , hlth.health@gov.bc.ca

gordon.campbell.mla@leg.bc.ca  , carole.james.mla@leg.bc.ca  , sue.hammell.mla@leg.bc.ca

adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca  


Here is a letter that Christopher's sister has sent to the minister of health.


Dear Mr. Falcon,

I am writing to you in regards to my brother, Dr. Christopher Bigelow. I know that you have received many, many letters/emails from my family members, friends, co-workers, extended family, friends of friends and many others whom I, nor my family don't even know but because they have heard about my brother and what is going on here in BC-their very own province and home and they have a heart and a conscious, they want to help. Why can't you do the same??? Why are you making this so difficult for my family? We have already been through enough and yet it continues. We just want to get my brother the help he deserves. Is it so hard for you to understand? I guess if this was you or one of your family member’s maybe you would think twice about what you were doing or rather you wouldn't have to think twice as it would already be done!

I find it pretty sad that we have to beg for help in our own province. We are residence of BC, we are tax payers and for what??? So much for our health care-what CARE???

If you were to go onto the CBC website and read the story and comments, you would see how many others have been affected by a brain injury and have had no help. They just didn't do anything as they thought that was that! HOW SAD AND DISTURBING. I had no idea that this was how we treat people here in BC?

My brother Chris has a 4 year old nephew Kylan and a 9 month old niece Gwen. Kylan is waiting for his uncle to get better so he can play hockey with him once again. And Gwen is waiting for her uncle to hold her in his arms and give her a big hug! I don't want to disappoint them and neither does Chris. Chris is trying his hardest with therapy in Ponoka, AB to accomplish this-PLEASE DON'T LET THEM ALL DOWN. These things are possible with continued therapy.

I know you have replied to some people who have written you and said "I can assure you that any decision about provincial funding for medical treatment at the Centre in Alberta will be directed by the medical recommendations from the attending specialist(s) at the Centre and the specialist(s) in British Columbia." So where do we go from here as you have not delivered what you promised?

I honestly hope that you read this thoroughly and think about what is going on and make some changes.

We need a facility and better care (therapists) in BC for all in this situation.

Please make me proud to be a BC resident. And stand up for my province because I'm sure not feeling that way these days.

I love my brother very much and I'm sure you would do the same for your family!

Thank you,

Shelley Bigelow