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Category: Personal stories

Euthanasia in Belgium – a son’s story

Godelieva De Troyer had been suffering from chronic depression for twenty years when she was euthanised, her family unaware, by the doctor who co-chairs the federal euthanasia regulator and who co-founded an organisation De Troyer had just given money to.

Assisted suicide law ‘would make me feel a burden’

Mark Blackwell, living with Parkinson's disease and the after-effects of a severe stroke, explains why he fears legalised assisted suicide

‘Nobody said: Why do you want to die? Nobody said: Are you okay?’

Disability activist describes 'the thing that solidified for me that we actually can't safely put in place in this country assisted suicide legislation', as Western Australia mulls euthanasia

‘For me personally, I am just so grateful that there wasn’t a change in the law’

CNK Board member Nola Leach speaks on Radio 4 about her husband's death after three years living with 'brutal' Alzheimer's

Kiwis speak: the threat to us

Watch ordinary New Zealanders explain why a proposed assisted suicide law would pose a direct threat to them and countless people like them

‘How can I stay here? I am a doctor and yet I can’t guarantee the safety of my most vulnerable patients.’

An extensive consideration of euthanasia in Belgium and the Netherlands tells of a doctor who couldn't save her patient - from another doctor

Personal reflection on food and fluids ruling

Nikki Kenward, who lived with the MND-like symptoms of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, writes: 'this is not civilization but barbarity... We need more legal restraints, not fewer.'

A granddaughter reflects

'As someone who has seen the ugliness of a slow demise, I reject the notion that dignity can be measured by the level of pain or the speed in which the individual dies'

‘Surprised to wake up’

A man from Inverness, living with MS, put off his plans to have an assisted suicide in Switzerland when he was made aware of support available

On her husband’s assisted suicide

Debbie Binner says 'Campaigners for assisted dying underestimate how terrible it is for those of us left behind... I didn't care what state he was or might be in, he was my husband'

MPs’ speeches: personal stories

MPs make clear that the issues surrounding end of life care and decisions are as real for them as for all, with moving and often passionate contributions from all sides of the House

MND & hospice: did you know?

Hospice care is most often associated with illnesses like cancer, but a series of personal accounts published to mark MND Awareness Month shows its potential goes much further

MSP speaks up for disabled people

The Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill 'would reinforce the concept that my life and those of others with life-shortening conditions are not worth living and are not of the same value'

Defying the endgame

'The boy who once had 24 hours to live was defying the odds' - thanks to an inspiring visitor

Physician-assisted ‘suicide option would undermine my cancer battle’

Proponents of physician-assisted suicide suggest having the option legally available is comforting - 'but I can tell you from personal experience that it is nearly as troubling as the cancer itself'

Death With Dignity?

'living through a similar situation in all its grim reality has convinced me that assisted suicide is not the answer'

When the call comes

Author Charles Lambert on putting his life on hold for a year to care for his dying mother

Locked-in syndrome sufferer graduates

Various media outlets have carried the story of Dawn Faizey Webster, who has completed a degree and written an autobiography since developing locked-in syndrome more than ten years ago
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