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Personmillermicm
22/8/2012 at 2:21pm
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He was the "locked-in" sufferer who wanted the right to die. He passed away this morning and is now free.

I garden for a gentleman in a similar plight. It is so sad that intelligent people finish up in this way with no way out if they want it.


PersonMojoflo
22/8/2012 at 2:30pm
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R.I.P...free at last x

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PersonAnniemacxx
22/8/2012 at 3:02pm
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A very couragous man, I hope he has found the peace he wanted.



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22/8/2012 at 3:43pm
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I hope he and his family are now at peace.  And I sincerely hope the vultures (sorry - press) leave the family alone at this harrowing, sad time - they've been through so much.  My heart goes out to them.


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22/8/2012 at 3:59pm
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Not quite the ending perhaps this very brave man and his family wanted for himself and as a legacy for others unable to end intolerable suffering without outside assistance but he, at least, is at peace and I too hope that his family are allowed to grieve in peace.

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Personsteventhehamster
22/8/2012 at 6:41pm
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I really felt for him when the courts refused his right to die. What gets me mad is that if we let an animal suffer we would be in court, yet as humans we have to suffer. I could go on but I won't.

I hope his passing was peaceful, and I hope that in future, his fight will be won for other people who are suffering. R.I.P.



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22/8/2012 at 8:26pm
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RIP Tony x

so glad that he is now at peace & i hope his family find strength through this terrible time by remembering what an inspirational man he was in raising awareness to this awful plight him & others face.

Julie

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I hope his legacy is that he will have had a hand in the eventual change in law that allows suffers of this dreadful condition to take charge of their lives and be able to make the choice to die.   

He must have suffered intolerably, as must his family. May they all now have some peace.


Personashwellgirl
25/8/2012 at 11:07pm
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Doctor's make the decision to turn off life support machine's every day so what is the difference between that and letting someone who is suffering terribly through an illness and actually wants to end their suffering?

I hope this poor man is now at peace and his family can heal after what must have been an incredible ordeal...

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26/8/2012 at 4:14pm
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Quote: Originally posted by ashwellgirl on 25/8/2012
Doctor's make the decision to turn off life support machine's every day so what is the difference between that and letting someone who is suffering terribly through an illness and actually wants to end their suffering?
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That's a bl**dy good point and well made! I'd like a doctor to explain that to me please.


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Personmillermicm
26/8/2012 at 5:30pm
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Quote: Originally posted by TheFishesThree on 26/8/2012
Quote: Originally posted by ashwellgirl on 25/8/2012Doctor's make the decision to turn off life support machine's every day so what is the difference between that and letting someone who is suffering terribly through an illness and actually wants to end their suffering?
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That's a bl**dy good point and well made! I'd like a doctor to explain that to me please.

But it's not quite the same is it. In those cases the patient is unconcious and dependent upon a machine to keep them "alive".
Tony and others like him are concious and not dependent upon machines to keep them going. Only carers for feeding and other bodily functions. If support was withdrawn from Tony he would have starved to death which is clearly unacceptable. It would have required a lethal injection.Very different than turning off a machine for an unconcious patient.

My mother was on life support. Her machine was turned off. All indication of life ceased very quicky- seconds.


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26/8/2012 at 6:39pm
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Quote: Originally posted by steventhehamster on 22/8/2012

I really felt for him when the courts refused his right to die. What gets me mad is that if we let an animal suffer we would be in court, yet as humans we have to suffer. I could go on but I won't.

I hope his passing was peaceful, and I hope that in future, his fight will be won for other people who are suffering. R.I.P.




Yes I think myself that animals often get a better way out of suffering that we do. But someone has to make the decision to put them down, usually the owners these days, not the vets, they don't like the reponsibility. Who will make the decision to put another human down and who will do the doing??

RIP from me too. I hope your passing has an effect on the law in some good and positive way.

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26/8/2012 at 7:39pm
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So sad but I hope he and his family have found the peace they so desperately fought for.

R.I.P Tony xx



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