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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health
Anita Beaumont

DARK SECRETS: Script saga we shouldn t have to fight this hard | Rare Historical Photos

Just you wait: Emma Warren struggled to get the specialist appointment she needed in time to get a repeat prescription. Picture: Marina Neil

A Mayfield woman who waited months for a routine appointment at the Calvary Mater Hospital said she was emotionally exhausted and upset she had to fight so hard to get a repeat prescription.

Emma Warren was diagnosed with Crohn's disease when she was 19 years old, and for the past year, the 45-year-old has has taken an immunosuppressant medication called Stelara to treat the chronic health condition.

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