For the Sick and Dying, Live Music to Ease the Pain
A violinist plays for her father. A singer takes requests. In hospitals and hospices, bedside performers offer a new kind of ...
The Irish Times9d
Why are increasing numbers of reclusive people dying at home unnoticed?
The discovery of the bodies of a couple at their home in south Kerry is another case of reclusive people dying on their own and remaining undiscovered for some time. Gardaí are awaiting ...
PoliticsHome8d
Legislating for assisted dying is a monumental task – but it’s not beyond the capabilities of this Parliament
The House of Commons debate on assisted dying was profound. Although the bill passed Second Reading, important concerns were raised by parliamentarians who voted in favour and against. As a member ...
The Independent8d
MPs push for assisted dying to be expanded to people with a year left to live
open image in gallery Campaigners hold placards as they protest in support of assisted dying on November 29, 2024 in London, England. (Getty Images) Mr Gordon explained why he was pushing for the ...
PoliticsHome8d
Disability activists don’t support assisted dying – they know they'll be last in the queue for human decency
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is one of the most pernicious pieces of draft legislation to come before Parliament in recent memory. It has also been blatantly mishandled, with some ...
Wales Online10d
Man who waited 10 hours in A&E before dying had been sent home with antibiotics days before
A musician who waited nearly 10 hours in A&E before collapsing and dying had been wrongly sent home with antibiotics just days earlier, an inquest heard. Ellis Thompson, who was 31, died on the ...
Daily Mail13d
Medal awarded to Britain's most high-flying pigeon who returned home with top-secret information despite being shot through the wing by Nazi sniper and almost dying of ...
Shortly after Tommy began his flight home he was spotted by a German sniper and shot through the wing. Although he was wounded and bloodied the plucky pigeon somehow survived the 400-mile flight ...
ITV2d
Assisted dying bill passes: How did your MP vote?
MPs have voted in favour of a bill that would legalise assisted dying for people who are terminally ... including Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper voted for, while eight ...
Medscape2d
A Perspective on the End of Life: Hospice Care
In the ensuing years, other homes for the dying were established not only in England but also in several other European countries.
Psychology Today18d
How Do I Know I Am a Caregiver for Someone Who Is Dying?
In, Dying at Home, we help people understand what caregiving for someone dying at home looks like: having hospice or professional caregivers come into the home, seeking social support, caregiver ...
Daily Mail7d
My girlfriend felt ill during a pregnancy scan but doctors sent her home with antibiotics. Days later, I watched as she and our newborn baby girl died together
The tragedy came little more than a day after 'fit and healthy' Mellodie complained of feeling faint and dizzy during a routine pregnancy scan on January 31 and was sent home with medication and ...
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Dying Man’s Last Wish Is To Find Homes For His 27 Dogs
Hamas set to release three Israeli and five Thai nationals from Gaza on Thursday 50 of the most unforgettable TV lines of all time Parents who make this simple mistake raise ‘mentally weak ...