Letters: Language misunderstandings in hospitals can have dire results

"The OQLF's intrusion into our health-care system, when it is already in such disarray, endangers the lives of patients."

A number of years ago, my daughter, who is not very proficient in French, went to the hospital in a Laurentian town for severe nausea. The ER doctor examining her asked her if she had "mal au coeur" (nausea). Thinking he was asking her if her heart was in pain, she replied "no," which led to an incorrect diagnosis of her problem. Read More