A Toronto woman says she will apply for medically assisted death due to her long COVID symptoms, which she says have rendered her unable to work.
Tracey Thompson, who contracted COVID-19 over two years ago, says the enduring symptoms and lack of financial support have led her to start the process of applying for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), a procedure first made legal by the federal Liberal government in 2016.
“From being able-bodied and employed to basically bedbound. I can’t get up on average for 20-plus hours,” said Thompson in an interview with CTV News, reported on July 11. “I have very little capacity to expend the energy physically, mentally, and emotionally, so I try to stay home all the time.”…