'Unjust' COVID restrictions keeping Winnipeg mum from seeing her nonverbal son in hospital

Shared Health says rules balance access to loved ones with safety; some exceptions allowed

A Winnipeg mother is fighting for the chance to visit her son, who has a disability and is nonverbal, after being told she can't go see him in hospital due to pandemic restrictions.

"None of it makes any sense," said Christina Stewart, who hasn't seen her son, Quinn, since he was admitted to the Health Sciences Centre earlier this week after he had 10 grand mal seizures in under an hour on Monday.

Quinn, 19, has refractory epilepsy and a rare chromosome deletion, Stewart said, and he is nonverbal, meaning he isn't able to communicate with health-care providers.

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