Thread: Assisted Death
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Old 06-01-2012, 14:53   #41
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Re: Assisted Death

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob View Post
I had a pretty low opinion of the NHS and its staff before this shocking death. My opinion of it and them now could not be any lower. I DREAD the day that I should have to rely on the NHS for anything. Let alone End of Life care.
I have also experienced exactly the same thing here in Italy, witnessing the slow agonising death of my mother-in-law after she suffered a series of mini-strokes and was kept alive, to the distress of her family for over a month by intubation etc.

I truly hope something will change for the better in the not too distant future.
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