Mental Health - Widower Experience (WX)

I like to start this blog post with an image which shows the joy of life ... 'Assisted dying is not about giving up. In fact, it's about reclaiming control. It's not about death. It's about dignity.' 'It's about giving people the right to end their suffering on their own terms, with compassion and respect.' 'So as you watch this, I am dead. But you watching this could help change the laws around assisted dying.' Paola Marra, a 53-year-old cancer patient, passed away at the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland following a struggle with breast and bowel cancer. Before her death, she implored politicians to reconsider the UK’s laws on assisted dying, which she described as cruel. She shared an open letter and a film, explaining why she opted for assisted death and stated the current laws forced individuals to endure excruciating suffering or pay significant amounts to travel to Dignitas. Although widely banned in the UK, assisted dying campaigns are incre...

Elaine Fong's mother wanted was a peaceful end of life. What she received instead became a fight for the right to decide when. Fong shares the heart-rending journey to honor her mother's choice for a death with dignity -- and reflects on the need to explore our relationship to dying so that we may redesign this final and most universal of human experiences.