Patients Struggle: Patients and Illness Service

patients struggle: In the 30 years I've worked in HIV, I've dealt with a lot of poverty, but in the last few months I've had several patients say to me I'm hungry,' Claire Duchesneau, a social worker at the clinic, told CTV Montreal on Saturday, according to CTV. I have never heard patients openly say to me I'm hungry.' The fund comes as a lifeline to many of the 2,000 patients at the CVIS -- nearly a third of whom are migrants. The McGill University Health Centre's Chronic Viral Illness Service has set up a fund to help with patients' unexpected costs, including everything from housing to bus fare. Most of our patients struggle with psychosocial problems, with economic problems, said Dr. Carlos, who preferred to remain anonymous for this story, is one of the many people taking advantage of the service. Bertrand Lebouch a chronic virus clinician with the CVIS. You have to help them because if they don't have enough money to get food and to get housing security, housing safety, the HIV treatment will not be able to help them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.