Dr. Colleen Lee likes to look on the bright side of things.
“I’m usually an optimist,” she said last week.
But this past year has been difficult. Everyone has put their lives on hold when they were fighting COVID in the middle of the pandemic, while also working to ensure there was not another outbreak. And lately, the family physician has taken on more management chores than she’s ever seen.
“Some of the joy has been missing lately,” she said. “It’s been hard for the last six to 12 months, that’s for sure. It is hard managing medical issues in 10- or 15-minute appointments.”
Lee, who’s one of the directors at the Delta Division of Family Practice, said something has to give in B.C.’s family health care.
