Stem-cell freezer malfunctions at Eastern Health

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And here we go again, marching to the beat of the warriors drum, humming the oh well we screwed up again tune. It's only 29 more lives we are talking about.

"Equipment from time to time does malfunction said Louise Jones, Executive Director of Eastern Heath. This happens to be a catastrophic malfunction," she said. Eastern Health has sought outside advice to try to determine whether the change in temperature would compromise the stem cells. "We don't know if we have an issue. This is a theoretical issue. The science is not there," Jones said.

My single most question is "why"? Why are we as a people not demanding a very fine tooth and nail investigation by an independent review and paid for by the Feds, of not just Eastern Health, but all health authorities in this province.

We can argue I suppose the Senior Clink Wiseman may be honored in saying that the Department of Health don't get involved in this kind of issue, to which I say bullshit.

"We knew the freezer was at the end of its life" - My god redeem me from my thoughts. Louise Jones, you stupid arrogant woman, to go on public airwaves and downplay the seriousness of what is happening here. Why don’t you ask Terry Gulliver to hold the door open for you, so it don’t hit your ass on the way to the unemployment office.

What part of we knew the freezer was at the end of its life did not ring a bell in the empty space between your ears. Your lab was already under attack by potentially unsafe equipment, but yet your policy & procedure allowed for "safe keeping" in unsafe equipment.

In essence, your lab took only one human stem cell sample that will be required to kick start the life back into a near lifeless body, and literally stored them in a freezer that may or may not continue to run. Under your procedure guidelines, would it not be safer to take several samples, stored in different freezers, different sites, under different power grids, and all supported by adequate back-up power sources. My good god, you can’t even begin to make me see the “equipment do break down argument”.


Ross Wiseman, you are a shame, “The department doesn’t get involved” you say. You're damn department provide the budgets; you pay nurses, doctors, lab techs and janitors. You are involved, and if you can’t fix it, then you should get the hell out.

Brudder