terminally ill

‘End of life care is failing – my dad was shown no compassion or kindness’

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‘End of life care is failing – my dad was shown no compassion or kindness’

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

‘I considered smothering my wife. Law must change on assisted dying’

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‘I considered smothering my wife. Law must change on assisted dying’

A grieving husband who watched his beloved wife suffocate to death over four days has “wholeheartedly” backed our assisted dying petition as it nears 80,000 signatures. Warwick Jackson, 63, is haunted by the memory of Ann’s final days spent gasping for breath and begging for help to end her agony. He said: “One time when … Read more