"An unapologetic Danny Williams [Newfoundland and Labrador Premier] says he was aware his trip to the United States for heart surgery earlier this month would spark outcry, but he concluded his personal health trumped any public fallout over the controversial decision.
"I wanted to get in, get out fast, get back to work in a short period of time," the premier said.
"I would've been criticized if I had stayed in Canada and had been perceived as jumping a line or a wait list. ... I accept that. That's public life," he said."
So he had surgery done at Mt. Sinai in Miami, FL. [Canadian Press]
...in December, his doctors told him the problem had become severe and urged him to get his valve repaired immediately or risk heart failure, he said.
"I wanted to get in, get out fast, get back to work in a short period of time," the premier said.
"I would've been criticized if I had stayed in Canada and had been perceived as jumping a line or a wait list. ... I accept that. That's public life," he said."
So he had surgery done at Mt. Sinai in Miami, FL. [Canadian Press]
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