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Spain legalises euthanasia and assisted suicide for long-suffering patients with incurable diseases The Bill was passed in 198-138 vote while Popular Party and Vox party voted ‘no’ Not put into effect until three months after it’s published in government gazette It will legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide for long-suffering patients Spain is following in the … Read more
Mother-of-three, 36, is diagnosed with incurable cancer after she held off going to the doctor for a stomach ache during lockdown because she ‘didn’t want to waste their time’ Johanna William, 36, from Burton, Staffordshire, suffered abdomen pains in April But she did not see a GP because she knew the NHS was ‘overwhelmed’ by … Read more
A Welsh father-of-six was diagnosed with an incurable cancerous brain tumour during lockdown, but medics are unable to tell him how long he has left amid coronavirus concerns. Gareth Harris, 51, was diagnosed with an aggressive and fast-growing tumour last month. But Gareth, from Carmarthenshire, said doctors have not been able to biopsy the tumour … Read more
A woman who had separated from her husband of seven years told how her breast cancer diagnosis brought them back together. Helen Blackmore, 45, from Suffolk, and husband Neil, 50, parted ways in 2017 after redundancy, a new home, family illness and financial pressures had all taken a toll on their seven-year relationship. In the … Read more
Identical baby twins are the first in Britain to both be diagnosed with an incurable brain disease – the same which killed Coleen Rooney’s sister in 2013, aged 14. Amelia and Ruby Sampson have Rett Syndrome, which gets progressively worse and will rob them of the ability to speak or move freely, cause breathing and … Read more
Imagine having an illness that makes your face erupt in a rash, your hair fall out and your joints so sore you cannot hold a mug of tea. While the drugs prescribed to treat it might ease the symptoms, the relief is temporary and short-lived. One of the main treatments – oral steroids – will … Read more
Teenager with terminal cancer refuses to stop smiling – despite the 17-year-old spending Christmas in hospital and being told he has just MONTHS to live Joseph Lunn, from London, diagnosed with rare and incurable synovial sarcoma Kept in hospital over Christmas after having tumours removed from stomach But the teenager continues to smile despite being … Read more