Now I know before I start that this theme, that it could be very upsetting for many…as it was for me, with having a sister in law nearing the end of her life with cancer.
I`m talking about the story line in Coronation Street, culminating in Haley taking her own life last night.
What upset me most was how she forced Roy into agreeing to her plan. he was really against it, but his love for her, overcame his will.
It was harrowing to watch and i wonder if others share my view …it wasn`t assisted suicide, but he had to watch her take the fatal drink. I feel it is wrong to force a partner in this way.
I talked to my carer about it this morning and she said Haley felt the need to take her own life, before she got to a stage where she was unable to think for herself.
Hi poll I struggled with it as my sister was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year (had to have her kidney removed) she is still high risk and monitored closely every 3 months, we spoke about the corrie line at the weekend and whilst she dosent ever want to suffer because of cancer she was of a view that whilst it would be easy to end her life she wouldnt because of the pain it would cause her family. It’s not the easiest of questions to answer because no one knows what it feels like unless they are the one suffering and I do understand why some people take the option of ending things themselves. Underling THEMSELVES Sue x
In my opinion everyone should have their own beliefs respected and not enforce them on other people. If a person does not want to go through the devasting effects and loss of dignity that this condition can give in the final stage then they should have the right for help from the medical community to avoid the distressing last few weeks/days.
Roy would have been even more distressed in her final few weeks of existence (not living as that would have been taken away) seeing the one he loved being stripped away in such a cruel, cruel way.
The family and friends left behind will always have to ‘adapt’ to the ‘missing’ in their own way. There are no nice ways to leave our mortal coil but there are better ways and the politicans need to grow up about it.
I lost my dad on Christmas eve to this same terrible monster and he was cremated on New Year’s eve - 3 weeks today in fact.
As someone whose worked in palliative care, I know that patients can have a peaceful and pain free end of life, surrounded by their loved one’s.
In reality!! there are not enough hospice beds too accomodate all end of life patients. There is of course, excellent home care but we do need more hospice care homes and better palliative care in hospitals.
My father died in 1986…we nursed him at home for the last six months of his life…he was frightened to go into hospital.
I am from a large family, so this could be done for my father. Now families are smaller and more extended. Many people feel isolated as they become older. Then if a terminal illness is diagnosed, sometimes, ending ones life, sadly becomes the only choice…for some!!
Hi Poll I sat watching Corrie last night in tears and then This Morning were covering the story also and were interviewing the wife of man who had MS and he also chose to end his life. Again I was in tears. She discussed that if the law was changed she would have had many more years with her husband as he ended his life before he was unable to do it himself, protecting his family from assisting him. Such a sad story. Polly x