Dear Sigrid, thank you for this post. I'm sorry your best friend committed suicide. I can understand that within my own family because it is easier for relatives to ask about recovering from my breast cancer than it is to ask about recovery from depression. Why did you wait a year and a half for a hip replacement? What I understand about the Canadian health system is that services are at no charge, but the wait is too long, even for non-elective surgeries. Love and Light, Lynn