Lori says the worst part of navigating the system is going to the emergency.
Transcript
But for me navigating the system, the worst part is going to emergency and it’s not the physician’s fault, it’s no one’s fault, it’s just how the system is setup. Like there is no specialist for people that deal with us, there are only regular cardiologists. So if I go to emergency and I’m like, listen, you have to transfer me, I need to see my doctor, please, this, this, this. You know that cardiologist still wants to try to help you and stabilize you and everything but they don’t really understand and you’re trying to tell them and they’re not listening to you either.
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