Hospice Nurse Julie McFadden, known as Nurse Julie on social media, is candid about her experiences with patient deaths in an effort to educate people about end-of-life matters. Nurse Julie has gained a following on social media for her frank discussions about her work, her patients, and the daily encounters with death she experiences in … Read more
Dame Esther reminded the Prime Minister of his pre-election promise to her (Image: Steve Reigate) Dame Esther Rantzen has issued a personal plea for the Prime Minister to make his promise “come true” and hold a vote on assisted dying. The terminally ill campaigner, 84, said: “For me, and others like me, it has to … Read more
Dame Esther Rantzen who is backing the Daily Express campaign for an old peoples Minister. Picture b (Image: Steve Reigate) Dame Esther Rantzen’s bid to change the law has been given major backing by England’s first Citizens’ Jury on assisted dying. A landmark project led by the esteemed Nuffield Council on Bioethics brought together 30 … Read more
Sophie does not want daughter to Maya to see her suffer at the end of her life. (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster/Sophie Blake) A terminally ill mum has issued a heartbreaking plea for the Prime Minister to help legalise assisted dying so her teenage daughter is not forced to watch her suffer. Sophie Blake, 51, has secondary … Read more
There is “no compassion or kindness” for too many people at the end of life in this country, the daughter of a WWII veteran who was left in pain before he died aged 96 has said. Sharon Evans, 53, spent six weeks fighting to access care after her dad Kenneth Sampson-Barnes was discharged from hospital … Read more
As MPs, we have failed to listen to the British public on assisted dying. Our colleagues in Australia and New Zealand, by contrast, have listened to the voices of their constituents, examined the evidence, and passed laws that are safe, compassionate and popular Now it is time for us to do the same. We have … Read more
