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said Ford-Pimento. She said her sister's been told she must continue to endure the debilitating pain A Georgetown woman has to wait until until June 27-- the date of her surgery. Ford-Pimento said she was told the surJune 27 for surgery despite excruciating pain from a serious shoulder injury and gery should have been scheduled absoluteher family is desperately trying to get the ly no later than 14 days after the accident; Ford's appointment is 17 days after. date moved up. "At this rate, there most defiChristine Ford suffered the nitely will be pieces that won't be injury after falling off her bicycle able to be saved. It's imperative on Wildwood Rd. Friday, June her surgery be moved up if she 10 and was taken to Georgetown is going to have any use of her Hospital by ambulance. arm. Because Georgetown didn't "Christine is a resident of Onhave the facilities to treat her tario... and the quality of care she sister Barbara Ford-Pimento is receiving is so poor it's utterly took Ford to Oakville-Trafalgar Hospital which, in turn, sug- CHRISTINE FORD shocking," said Ford-Pimento. "Given the seriousness of the gested she go to Brampton situation she should have been Civic Hospital. "Basically after 13 hours in emergency originally sent to Sunnybrook Hospital, rooms and three hospitals later, Christine which is a trauma hospital and has the still did not receive the help she needed, ability to cope with this complex a situanor the most basic of care­ control of her tion," said Ford-Pimento. "She's lost a vital agonizing pain. Christine was not able to week of possible recovery due to the lack of stand up on her own, or even do the most care provided by three hospitals. "I recognize Georgetown is a limited basic functions such as feeding herself and yet three hospitals released her," said Ford- hospital, but I think they should have an obligation that when someone comes in Pimento. She said her sister's appointment with with health issues that are greater than the hospital can treat they should have a the surgeon last Friday was grim. "The surgeon said that the ball of her legal and moral responsibility to transfer shoulder has been smashed. It needs to be them to a centre that has the ability to treat completely reconstructed. There are bone them," said Ford-Pimento. They have been contacting MPs in the fragments that are dying because of lack of blood which is a huge problem as every Halton area and Premier Dalton McGuinty fragment is needed for reconstruction," to try to get someone to help. By LISA TALLYN Staff Writer Sister fears for accident victim 3 IMPLANT DENTURES For anyone who can't remember the last time they sunk their teeth into a juicy steak, a sweet cob of corn or a fresh crisp apple, this could be the answer to your prayers. Wearing dentures can greatly reduce your ability to eat and really enjoy your favourite foods. Give our office a call for a consultation. Over 20 years experience with implant supported dentures. Independent & Free Press, Tuesday, June 21, 2011 BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT! GEORGETOWN DENTURE CLINIC ALEXANDER TRENTON, DD, F.C.A.D. (A) 18 Church St., Georgetown 905-877-2359 Gas Ca rd $ 400 See our 4 Page Section inside today's paper!! Like us on 15 MOUNTAINVIEW RD. N., GEORGETOWN 905-877-2296 WEBSITE: www.georgetowntoyota.com