Christmas Fund: Monique can't remember what life was like before she got sick | Montreal Gazette

Monique wants to use cannabis instead of morphine to deal with her pain and insomnia, but it’s not covered by RAMQ. Author of the article: Erik Leijon  •  Special to Montreal Gazette Donations to the Montreal Gazette Christmas Fund this year can be made exclusively online at www.christmasfund.com. Photo by Pete Fisher /Northumberland Today Monique has been unable to work for nearly 40 years. After being pulled out of school at 16 to work at her family’s restaurant, she was able to hold down a job until her early 30s, when a host of ailments began to set her back. She’s lived with daily pain ever since. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “I was able to work for a time,” Monique said. “But I’ve been so sick for so long, I don’t remember what my life was like before that.” Monique said she has too many medical issues to count, but the major ones are diabetes, fibromyalgia and vertigo. In recent years, she’s developed incontinence, and for a spell had to pay for her incontinence products out of pocket. Not being able to work, plus her many health-related expenditures, has put her in…
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