“The call from the district nurse came out of the blue, and not at a good time. Rushing from the busy office, I parked myself on a sterile stairwell and made a series of life and death decisions about my mum, 76, who has advanced Alzheimer’s. Should carers intervene if she chokes? What would I want if she acquires an infection? Would mum wish to be resuscitated if her heart stopped?”
“Am I prepared to help my mum die” – my latest piece for The Critic
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