The Minister responsible for Seniors, Sonia Bélanger, decided to use her official vehicle to transport Béatrice Picard to the emergency room who was unwell on Saturday. The ambulance would have taken between 60 and 90 minutes to arrive, the newspaper first reported Laurentides Info.
” I’m doing very well ! Reassure your readers! It’s just that sometimes I forget that I’m 94 years old and I overdo it! », she says very dapper in a telephone interview with The Press Wednesday morning.
Saturday, Mme Picard woke up not feeling very well. She decided not to go to the first conference of the morning at the Salon des Aînés de Saint-Jérôme, of which she is the godmother, but to rest a little before leaving.
Once there, she felt unwell. She has difficulty breathing, feels extremely tired. The Dr François Marquis, doctor at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital – who we already knew had the gift of ubiquity – is on site, as are nurses who note that Mme Picard has to go to the emergency room by ambulance.
911 informs them that it will take between 60 and 90 minutes.
PHOTO MARCO CAMPANOZZI, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Sonia Bélanger
The Minister responsible for Seniors, Sonia Bélanger, is also present. She announces that her company vehicle can very well transport Mme Picard in the emergency room. What will be done.
“It was a bit high to get into the car, but they helped me and it was very comfortable! », notes Mme Picard who doesn’t know if waiting 90 minutes could have put her in danger.
“In any case, I am very grateful to the minister for offering her car. I was really having trouble finding my breath. »
Mme Picard had his leave on Monday, after having insisted a little, we understand. “We don’t sleep very well in the hospital. And above all, I had something else to do than stay in the hospital! »