The pandemic forced many people to reflect how they might die with dignity, and the numbers of those wanting to die at home is on the rise
When Marlene Viggers was told her newly diagnosed cancer was untreatable, she said she wanted to go home to die. “She was the matriarch of the family, she held everything together, and she wanted to have her family all around her,” said Neil Andrews, her son-in-law.
For the next few weeks, until Marlene died in January 2022 at the age of 73, she was given round-the-clock care by her closest relatives supported by Marie Curie, the end of life charity.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/16/how-covid-19-changed-way-we-die-england-wales
Author : Harriet Sherwood, Pamela Duncan and Matthew Pearce with graphics by Tural Ahmedzade
Publish date : 2025-03-16 11:02:00
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