Elizabeth Lennox passes away

I miss you aunty me,dad and tilomai and the whole family misses you have a happy life up in heven with gandma and grandpa

NO TO changing our flag or our way of life

Those bastards! Because someone actually cares enough to question how we look after our patients, they don't even have the decency to call her husband and let him know of her passing. Those kind of actions cruel, heart breaking and lastly evil. They should be so ashamed. My heart and feelings go out to Liz's family.

Our testing proceedures here in New Zealand for many things are substandard and dangerous.

Porphyria testing is one example, tests can not be exposed to light in anyway, however tests are normally carried out in hospitals incorrectly.. instead of covering the test container, the hospital does not.

We are behind the times, our doctors lack the appropriate skills to make an informed diagnosis.

Not only that but we have a chronic shortage of specific speacialists so some conditions dont even get diagnosed.

My heart goes out to the family of this lady, all it would have taken to save her life is the appropriate level of investment in health by government.

While my thoughts are with Elizabeth's family and friends. I also want to say something reguards to Lorraine's post.
Every injection can have a side effect as someone who chose to have the immunisation I will continue to have my smear test as not everything is 100%.
There may be side effects there may not, but if it stops one person's family dealing with the pain that this family is obviously going through it's worth it. You say you worry they get it wrong, I rather take the shot to have atleast a small chance of not having my own family go through what Elizabeth's family did.
You want a campaign to empower us but how can there be one when there are issues with the experts.
Every medical test has possible chance of been misread. Atleast with Elizabeth telling her story it gives us all a greater understanding of the dangers and changes will happen in the medical field previously overlooked thanks to her and her families bravery. This story is empowering us.

The Ministry of Health our Gp,s and our specialits need to make all woman fully aware of the cervical screening process - after every smear I have, there is always a doubt in my mind they have got it wrong - produce a campaign to empower us instead of poisoning our daughters with a national immunisation - god only knows the side effects for future generations.

My thoughts are with you all at this very sad time.

Kindest regards

Michelle

Was Liz's neighbor when she was growing up.. this is tragic. Certainly does not give one confidence in the medical profession!!!!!!!If the reports had been right earlier maybe she would be alive today,tomorrow to see her children and grand children grow.Be interested to know who is responsible...if they will own up. My best wishes go to her husband and family.