Saturday evening as a parent in the ER: cough, fever and frayed nervesBailey White’s son, 17 months, in the emergency room at Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Center in St. John’s. Take off his coat so we can check his vitals.”Estimated waiting time: 4 hoursWe take a seat in the waiting room opposite a Peter Pan mural. iPads, storybooks, cheeriosIn the waiting room my son is on my shoulder and I can’t see his face. “I miss you,” the brother says to the boy in the waiting room. But on this Saturday night, there are a dozen or more kids waiting to be seen.

Source: CBC News December 12, 2022 12:48 UTC