{"id":31068,"date":"2016-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/health-system-abandons-terminal-victim-of-chemo-bungle\/"},"modified":"2016-05-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T00:00:00","slug":"health-system-abandons-terminal-victim-of-chemo-bungle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/health-system-abandons-terminal-victim-of-chemo-bungle\/","title":{"rendered":"Health system abandons terminal victim of chemo bungle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A victim of South Australia\u2019s chemo bungle says he and his fellow patients would have received more support if they had been the victims of a burst water main.<\/h3>\n<p>On Saturday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelaidenow.com.au\/news\/south-australia\/chemo-bungle-victim-bronte-higham-says-hes-cancer-is-now-terminal-but-no-health-authority-has-apologised-for-his-condition\/news-story\/3d54c3c7fe0bb0d6af082d64248a4d00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Advertiser reported<\/a> that Bronte Higham, 67, is blaming his terminal condition on the chemo bungle, which saw him and other patients given incorrect doses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf people fronted up and said they\u2019d made a mistake and apologised, that would have helped,\u201d Mr Higham said. \u201cNot one person has put their hand up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fellow victim Andrew Knox told David and Will on FIVEAA Breakfast that Mr Higham had been abandoned by the system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would\u2019ve been better if you had a burst water main out the front,\u201d Mr Knox said. \u201cHe would\u2019ve received better treatment as far as concern and compensation was concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat would\u2019ve been pretty damn awful anyway, let alone putting his life at risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a struggle for them every step of the way and it\u2019s now just unimaginable what they\u2019re going through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven in my position I can\u2019t comprehend what must be going through their minds every minute of the day. They\u2019ve had really no support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN TO ANDREW KNOX HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/266522086&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mr Knox said the parliamentary enquiry into the bungle starting on Tuesday would be one of the last chances to investigate what he called the health system\u2019s \u201cculture of serial cover up\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat enquiry is going to be the only opportunity we and the public possibly have for a very long time to look at this culture of serial cover up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe door is gradually being closed so that these things can\u2019t get out. It was only by chance that this one got out. It\u2019s not just about us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/nerves-build-over-josh-jenkins-future-at-adelaide-crows\">NERVES BUILD OVER JENKINS\u2019 FUTURE AT THE CROWS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/fears-rezoning-wil-%20transform-victor-harbor-into-the-next-gold-coast\">FEARS SA HOLIDAY TOWN WILL BECOME THE NEXT GOLD COAST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A victim of South Australia\u2019s chemo bungle says he and his fellow patients would have received more support if they had been the victims of a burst water main. 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