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    Celiac Woman in COVID-19 Quarantine Waits Nearly Two Days for Gluten-Free Food

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    A Canadian woman was stuck in quarantine at a Hilton hotel in Toronto says she didn’t eat for 40 hours while she waited for gluten-free food.

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    Celiac.com 12/20/2021 - Janet and Maku Game of Edmonton, Canada arrived in Toronto early on Dec. 4. Because Maku had traveled to South Africa within the 14 day window set by Canadian authorities, the pair were ordered to quarantine until they received a negative COVID-19. They ended up stuck in a quarantine nightmare with no gluten-free food for Janet for nearly two days.

    Concerns about the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, have led Canadian authorities to require that anyone who has traveled to South Africa within 14 days remain in quarantine until they receive a negative COVID-19 test, even those who are already vaccinated. According to recent reports, Maku has had three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and Janet has had two doses.

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    Janet said she has severe celiac disease and her food must be 100% gluten-free or she will suffer great pain and diarrhea. Maku said they told the Hilton hotel about the dietary restriction when they first arrived. The pair had eaten before arriving at the hotel for quarantine, but they received no dinner that night, and no meal the next morning, Dec. 5th. Lunch, their first meal, was a dish of rice and vegetables, and a single portion of crispy chicken that was not gluten-free. 

    They couple reported that Red Cross Canada is only one point of contact at the hotel, but that no one was on staff at reception. They wanted to get some proper food, as Janet was nursing a broken leg she injured in Africa, and drinking sugary drinks to keep her energy up. They tried calling Red Cross at least five times throughout Dec. 5 and said they were on hold for up to an hour before getting in touch with someone.

    Around 9:40 p.m. that night, Janet received a banana and apple, followed by a gluten-free bagel the next morning a little before 9 a.m. on the 6th. By that time, she had gone 41 hours without a proper meal.

    “I just want to go home,” Janet told reporters for Global News. “I’m extremely tired and extremely exhausted.” Under the quarantine rules, the Games were not allowed to leave their room or receive any food orders, such as from Uber Eats or from their relatives who live nearby.

    “It’s so scary,” Janet said of the hotel atmosphere. “You can’t see anybody. They put wall-to-wall plastic...It’s like a science-fiction world here.”

    After receiving a negative COVID-19 test result after pushing the lab to expedite their results, they were still waiting for public health to give them the go-ahead as of Monday at noon to be able to board a flight back to Edmonton, where they have lived for 20 years.

    Being stuck in a situation where you cannot order or received food, and can only get what you're given by those in charge, and trying not to starve as they fumble in trying to get you something gluten-free is a true nightmare for most people with celiac disease.

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    7 hours ago, Guest Debbie said:

    This is very sad. What a horrible thing to do to someone.  Over a disease that's almost 100 percent non fatal.  I hope she can sue the hotel for her mental and physical suffering.  What would have happened if she was diabetic and needed insulin? Awful commentary on the stupidity of officials. 

    Good point she’d die . That’s why I believe this thing was created by the global world government to control people or even harm them. Diabetes, and other things it’s fatal. What they are saying is just do not travel because who now wants to risk their life to travel. Idk. Somethings very wrong and evil.

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    7 hours ago, Guest Debbie said:

    This is very sad. What a horrible thing to do to someone.  Over a disease that's almost 100 percent non fatal.  I hope she can sue the hotel for her mental and physical suffering.  What would have happened if she was diabetic and needed insulin? Awful commentary on the stupidity of officials. 

    She should sue someone that’s for sure

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    cristinab
    2 hours ago, Gluten-Hater said:

    I was jailed once for camping read below. They starved me for a week I’m 5-5 I begged the nurse to help me she weighed me in jail 71 lbs. they made me wait a week to see a judge. No public defense either nothing. Judge threw my case out of court and screamed at guards to unchain me right now that I was free. Have faith. Angels can free you or the judge if you survive it to the judge. Read below Trent’s ✝️💗

    Yes, of course you cannot carry food for 14 days. Maybe something to get you through the first two or three days until someone can get you food. Right now at home I have extra preserves and food just in case we go on lock down. The situation is so scary and never ending. :(

     

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    This is a disgrace to humanity. Celiac Disease is a life long disease. Food is our only medicine. How about all concerned that turned a blind eye be given the same basic lack of what they need  for a few days. 

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