21 h. ago Doctors failed to tell dad he was terminally ill and said he was 'OK'

Syd Chapman thought he was going to get better and carried on working, instead of spending time with family

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27 h. ago ‘Doctors said my dad would be ok after getting Covid. It turned out his illness was terminal’

Father-of seven-William Chapman only discovered he had deadly pulmonary fibrosis when his GP – who thought he already knew his prognosis – mentioned it during a phone call

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27 h. ago Dad, 58, discovered he was dying when his GP made a passing comment – after horrifying NHS failure

NHS doctors failed to tell a man he was terminally ill and robbed him of the final months with his family, an investigation found. Dad and grandad Syd Chapman died aged 58 in 2022 from the incurable lung disease pulmonary fibrosis. Hospital medics neglected to tell him he had the condition and gave him “unfounded...

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58 h. ago Ajax forced to replay abandoned clash behind closed doors with terminally ill fan denied dying wish to attend

A TERMINALLY ill fan was denied his dying wish to watch Ajax play one final time. The supporter, whose name is Peter, was in attendance for their home clash with Groningen on Saturday. https://www.facebook.com/Footballhomeandaway/posts/1410269127127470 But the match was called off after just six minutes following a huge firework display which sparked safety concerns. The game...

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63 h. ago Terminally ill Ajax fan will be only supporter allowed in to rearranged fixture

Game against Groningen was abandoned on Sunday Fan will be permitted to watch behind-closed-doors gameA seriously ill Ajax fan will be the only supporter in attendance when the Eredivisie side complete their abandoned game against Groningen on Tuesday afternoon.The fan, named Peter, is living in a hospice and had expressed the wish to attend an Ajax game for potentially the final time. They arranged for him to visit the fixture on Sunday but there was immense disappointment when it was curtailed within five minutes of kick-off owing to a huge pyrotechnic display by a section of the support. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Terminally ill dad dies in heartbreaking pain after not being able to afford Dignitas

Terminally ill dad, Tim Wardle, who campaigned for the assisted dying bill not wanting anyone to face a painful death ended up endured a painful final day, his son told The Mirror

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4 d. ago BREAKING: Dignitas founder Ludwig Minelli ends own life at own assisted dying clinic

Ludwig Minelli set up the first Dignitas clinic in 1998 to help the terminally and chronically ill to die on their own terms

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7 d. ago Tragedy as grandfather, 88, shoots dead his loving wife of 65 years at their seaside home in failed murder

A Texas man admitted to the cops that he was 'going crazy' when he shot and killed his terminally ill wife and then turned the gun on himself.

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7 d. ago DLR cleaners launch two strikes after being told sick pay is 'only for seriously or terminally ill'

RMT union says subcontractor has behaved appallingly towards staff

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8 d. ago Proposed changes to Scots assisted dying laws 'will ensure strong safeguards'

Liam McArthur spoke out after his Bill, which would allow terminally ill adults in Scotland to seek help to end their life, cleared its second stage at Holyrood.

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9 d. ago West Lothian man facing terminal diagnosis meets Rangers heroes at club's training centre

Graham Glasgow joined other Rangers fans living with terminal or life-changing illnesses at the club’s Auchenhowie training to meet players and coaching staff, thanks to the club’s Charity Foundation.

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1 week ago House of Lords' undemocratic attempt to scupper assisted dying Bill will cause constitutional crisis

The 1,000 proposed amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Lords are designed to ensure it runs out of time in parliament

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1 week ago The Kennedy 'curse' strikes again: Terminal illness of JFK's granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, is latest tragedy to hit dynasty

Schlossberg's illness is just the latest tragedy to befall the Kennedy family, who have battled assassination plots, drug overdoses, and scandal for the past 50 years.

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1 week ago Peer attempts to delay assisted dying Bill will push it into 2029 – Leadbeater

Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords must agree on the final draft of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill before it is law.

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2 w. ago Wes Anderson: The Archives review – Wesophiles will relish this deep dive into the detail

Design Museum, LondonThe Fantastic Mr Fox’s snappy outfits, an intricate model of the Grand Budapest Hotel and dozens of stop-motion puppets are all among the 700 objects in this sugarcoated quirkfestTerrible things happen in Wes Anderson films. In his latest, The Phoenician Scheme, a man is casually split in half in an aircraft crash. In The Royal Tenenbaums, the patriarchal protagonist feigns a terminal illness in order to weasel his way back into his estranged and dysfunctional family. In The Grand Budapest Hotel the “heroic” concierge Monsieur Gustave is essentially a killer and the fictional Republic of Zubrowka is in the tightening grip of a fascist regime.All this is played for knowing comedic effect (the splatted bisection resembles a Tom and Jerry cartoon; Zubrowka is a brand of Polish bison grass vodka), while lavishly sugarcoated in a set dressing of eccentric curios, outlandish costumes and saturated colour. Anderson aficionados will be familiar with the drill, a bit lik...

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2 w. ago Surprising amount Silent Witness creator left to his family after passing away from terminal illness aged 71

Nigel McCrery - who is also the co-creator of New Tricks - had £10,000 in his estate when he passed away in February, documents show, and the modest sum was divided among his relatives.

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2 w. ago House of Lords blasted for 'talking out' Assisted Dying bill after Commons decision

A YouGov poll organised by Dignity in Dying reveals more than six in 10 people do not think it is right for the House of Lords to block a bill such as the Terminally Ill Adults (end of life) Bill which is facing around 1,000 amendments

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2 w. ago Westminster must ‘avoid treading on Cardiff Bay’s toes over assisted dying’

Peers began their line-by-line scrutiny of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday.

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2 w. ago Assisted dying Bill risks running out of time to become law, Lords hears

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will become law in England and Wales only if both the House of Commons and House of Lords agree.

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3 w. ago 'I fear my family seeing me die in unbearable pain while Lords are playing games'

A record breaking 942 amendments have now been added to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill leaving those facing imminent death 'heartbroken'

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