‘I was just standing there shellshocked’: Alberta mom recounts daughter’s week in ICU

Children’s hospitals have struggled to keep up with a nasty surge of respiratory viruses, leading to long ER waits and cancelled surgeries. Heather Yourex-West speaks with the mother of a 23-month-old Calgary girl who became critically ill and spent more than a week fighting for her life in intensive care.

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