Samantha Lamb describes the delays on longtime required surgery, truncated physiotherapy and resulting inability to work full-time and reduced pay due to the incomplete treatment that she received as direct consequences of the COVID shutdowns. When she was told her surgery was elective and not required, Samantha said, "I wasn’t capable of functioning. I wasn’t capable of taking care of my family. I wasn’t being able to be a mom of four kids. It’s really hard when mom breaks down."

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