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<\/p>\nNiharika Sreekumar is living a nightmare.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMy tears have dried\u2026 My tears have dried up, I cry when I am alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Niharika is demanding justice following the death of her husband in the emergency room of an Edmonton hospital after a wait of more than eight hours to see a doctor.<\/p>\n
Through her grief, she vows to pursue the truth and determine how this happened.<\/p>\n
Niharika said there\u2019s a Hindi phrase she will use to guide her efforts, \u201cSaam Daam Dand Bhed,\u201d meaning \u201cwhat it will take.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever it will take to get justice for Prashant, I am going to fight,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
On Dec. 22, Niharika\u2019s husband, Prashant Sreekumar, started experiencing severe chest pains while he was at work. A client drove him to the Grey Nuns Hospital in southeast Edmonton.<\/p>\n
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The 44-year-old was checked in and then took a seat in the waiting room. Staff did an electrocardiogram (ECG) to check his heart\u2019s function, but the family said Prashant was told there was nothing of significance and to keep waiting.<\/p>\n
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Staff offered Prashant some Tylenol for his pain. Nurses also checked his blood pressure, Niharika said it kept going up.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the ugliest feeling of my life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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Prashant\u2019s father, Kumar Sreekumar, said when his son was finally called into to get treatment he sat down for a few seconds, he got up, put his hand on his chest and died.<\/p>\n
Nurses called for help but it was too late. Prashant died of an apparent cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n
Global News sent an interview request to Hospital and Surgical Services Minister Matt Jones\u2019s office and was referred to a social media post in which <\/a>Jones expressed condolences. He also said the circumstances surrounding Prashant\u2019s death will be jointly reviewed by Acute Care Alberta and Covenant Health Alberta. The ministry will also overlook the review.<\/p>\n Premier Danielle Smith also posted her condolences to social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sarah Hoffman, the NDP shadow minister for hospital and surgical health facilities, said it\u2019s important to get to the bottom of this situation, stressing that Prashant\u2019s experience highlights the crisis of emergency wait times and that people have been raising concerns about it for years.<\/p>\n \n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tBoxer Anthony Joshua injured in car crash that kills 2 people in Nigeria\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CP218191837.jpg\")
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