January 19, 2005, I was admitted to Notre-Dame hospital for  surgery in order to cure a lung cancer. The surgery was planned for January 21. I was very optimistic and in a general good condition ready for a 10 days stay. The day following the surgery, I started to experience heavy stomach cramps, this was followed  by severe diarrhea and pains in my legs.
January 24, they put me in intensive care. With my son’s permission, doctors had to perform a colostomy (part of the intestine is being removed) and install a pouch. This procedure was to be reversed in  a couple of months only.
Doctors thought  I was going to die. I spent over a week in a semi-coma state. I also had to endure a tracheotomy, to help me communicate and to be fed.
My family learn then that I had caught the bacteria C.difficile. They had to wear gloves and  special gowns when visiting me. My wife remembers that she was very scared of being contaminated herself, because of the filthiness of the room, used syringes left on the floor etc. I spent a month and a half in this hospital, followed by another stay in a Health Center in Laval, where I received psychological help to adapt to my invalid condition: I will have to live the rest of my life with the colostomy bag.

To add to my physical difficulties, I have to pay for part of bag. My income is only 1 880 $/month and I have to pay 1400$ per year for the bad  and other  related expenses.
Why must I pay for the consequences of a dirty hospital besides  suffering with diminished capacities and lost of enjoyment of life?