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The rich picture on people at end of life<br />
Introduction to people at end of life<br />
‘Our son, Neil, was diagnosed with a sarcoma<br />
in 2004 at the age of 30. That began a rollercoaster<br />
ride of alternately-raised and dashed<br />
hopes for Neil, Dorothy, my wife, and me. We<br />
are still filled with guilt and sorrow at missed<br />
opportunities for quality time together, three<br />
years after his death, but some of the ‘highs’<br />
console us. After his first operation, we asked<br />
Neil what he wanted, and as a result, we had<br />
a wonderful holiday in New York. In the last<br />
month of his life, Neil and I became very close,<br />
because we would spend time chatting each<br />
evening, about whatever was on his mind.<br />
Sixteen hours before he died, when he was in<br />
hospital, a Macmillan Nurse asked him what<br />
he wanted, and as a result, made it possible<br />
for him to die in his own flat, fulfilling his<br />
dearest wish. These good memories are so<br />
important to us now.’<br />
Tony, who cared for his son Neil<br />
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