Councillor on the mend after bad fall

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Ward 1 Councillor Carmen Corbasson is recovering at home from a fall that left her in severe pain with two broken bones in her shoulder.
The 57-year-old councillor missed Wednesday’s general committee meeting because she is still on painkillers and has difficulty sitting for any period of time.
“I can’t write. I can’t use the computer. I can’t drive. I can’t cut my food. I’m doing a little bit of my mail,” Corbasson said from her Port Credit home yesterday.
The councillor slipped while getting out of the shower Saturday and was taken to the hospital by her daughters early Sunday morning after a sleepless night.
“I’ve never been in so much pain,” she said.
Her family and some of her fellow councillors have been helping her out since she has been incapacitated. Ward 2 Councillor Pat Mullin, a former nurse, spent last evening at her home providing assistance.
“Poor Carmen. My heart goes out to her,” Mullin said this morning. “She is not in good shape.”
Corbasson says her arm is “completely black” from bruising. Her orthopedic surgeon wants to wait to evaluate the breaks before determining whether surgery to install pins is required.
The councillor hopes to be back to work next week. If she is able to attend next week’s council meeting, she will likely have to stand through most of it because sitting is so uncomfortable.
The veteran politician says she definitely must be back to work in October, when there are some important public meetings pending concerning development applications in her ward.
jstewart@mississauga.net

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