This world would be a lot better place if people were kind to each other. An Indigenous woman shared a heartbreaking Facebook live video from her deathbed, capturing nurses in Canadian hospital taunting and berating her. As the woman continued to squirm in pain, the nurses kept on making fun of her and going as far as telling her they are the ones paying for her and that she is stupid as hell.
Heartbreaking Footage Shows Indigenous Woman Filming Canadian Hospital Staff Mocking Her Moments Before She Passed Away
A heartbreaking video captures nurses in a Canadian hospital slurring taunts toward an Indigenous woman on the deathbed.
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Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old mother of seven, died Monday after being admitted to a Joliette hospital for stomach pain two days prior.
But before her death, she managed to start a Facebook Live video capturing the disturbing event, CBC reported.
“You’re stupid as hell,” a nurse says in French as Echaquan squirms in pain, according to the outlet.
“You made some bad choices, my dear,” another nurse says, according to the Guardian. “What are your children going to think, seeing you like this?”
“She’s good at having sex, more than anything else,” the first nurse responds.
“Who do you think is paying for this?” one of the nurses also says, according to a local Montreal news blog, MTL Blog.
It is reported by CBC, Echaquan, a member of the Atikamekw Indigenous tribe found in southwest Quebec, suffered similar situations previously and also suffered from a heart condition.
Her family claims that the Echaquan was given too much morphine which played a role in her death. The claims are under investigation.
Following the terrible incident, one of the nurses was fired. The disturbing event was also protested by the indigenous leaders as an example of systematic racism that happens far too often and goes ignored in the country, the Guardian reported.
“Discrimination against First Nations people remains prevalent in the healthcare system and this needs to stop,” the Assembly of First Nations national chief, Perry Bellegarde, said in a statement, the outlet reported.
Quebec Premier François Legault condemned the staff's actions, indicating the event is a reflection of larger racism issue.
“I really don’t think we have this kind of way of dealing with First Nations people in our hospitals in Quebec,” he said.
Back in 2019, retired Superior Court Justice Jacques Viens released a report that found it’s “impossible to deny” that Indigenous people in Quebec are victims of “systemic discrimination” when accessing health care and other public services, CBC reported.
Echaquan’s husband finds himself lost after his wife's death. The heartbroken man says, “I have seven children who find themselves without a mother,” Carol Dubé said.
“I am sad. I am so sad.”