A Caithness pensioner who has been travelling to Inverness for her hospital appointments has delivered a heartfelt message to first minister Nicola Sturgeon and health secretary Shona Robison.
Dorothy Anderson suffers from Myasthenia gravis and travels to Inverness at least once a month from her home in Thurso for treatment.
The 79-year-old gets up at 5am, spending an hour on a nebuliser before taking her medication before breakfast in preparation for the three-hour trip to Raigmore Hospital.
After an appointment lasting around 10 to 15 minutes, she would then have to wait for several hours before getting patient transport back to Thurso.
Her video was played to Shona Robison and has been viewed more than 20,000 times since being uploaded to social media. In it, she calls for a rethink over the continued centralisation of health services.
Referring to Ms Sturgeon, Ms Robison and NHS Highland chief executive Elaine Mead, she said: “Would any of them be happy to let their mother or their granny travel in a train – if it’s going – for four and a half hours, or in a bus – if it doesn’t break down half way?
“I would just like them to come to my house any time and have a chat. I could tell them so many stories.”
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