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A powerful memoir about how a loving mother helped her precious daughter die only to be accused of killing her
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Watching her child die is the hardest thing a mother can ever do. But for Kay Gilderdale, saying a final goodbye to her only daughter Lynn was exceptionally painful: she'd played a part in her death.
Lynn was just 14 when she was struck down by the crippling disease ME, leaving her paralysed and in constant agony. Over the next 17 years, she became desperate to escape her miserable existence, even begging her mum to help her die. So, one night, when Kay found Lynn attempting suicide, she was forced to make an impossible decision. Continue watching her child suffer or help her end the pain?
Eventually, fighting her every instinct, Kay helped her precious daughter take a fatal overdose. But while Lynn was finally free, her mother faced a fresh agony - a possible lifetime behind bars. The highly controversial trial that followed opened a fierce public debate on assisted suicide. Is it murder or mercy?
Here, in her heartbreaking story, Kay reveals the harrowing truth behind the headlines and the desperate lengths a mother will go to for the love of a child.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An excellently written, but harrowing account of this young woman's life with severe M.E., and of the disbelief, neglect, abuse, cruelty and torture she received from the M.E. specialists supposedly 'caring' for her that led to her symptoms worsening so much that she - left paralysed, incontinent, unable to speak or swallow, finally could take no more.Thank goodness she had loving family.
M.E. has been classified as a neurological illness by the World Health Organisation since 1969, yet in the UK it is treated as a form of malingering. No-one in the medical profession seems to have asked what contaminant was in the vaccine that caused so much damage to a healthy, lively, intelligent 14 year old's body.
Kay writes:
"When her body was examined by the pathologist who specialised in M.E., he discovered 'dorsal root ganglionitis' - infected nerve roots - and nodules of Nageotte, which are liitle tombs of dead cells, in her spinal cord. These would have caused her terrible pain and sensory nerve damage. They found similar cells in the body of Sophia Mirza, an M.E. sufferer who died in 2005 at the age of 32,and I believe also in other sufferers."
Yet still the UK psychiatric profession take all the research and treatment funding. The situation is a national scandal.
may Lynn rest in peace after so many years of incredible suffering.
M.E. has been classified as a neurological illness by the World Health Organisation since 1969, yet in the UK it is treated as a form of malingering. No-one in the medical profession seems to have asked what contaminant was in the vaccine that caused so much damage to a healthy, lively, intelligent 14 year old's body.
Kay writes:
"When her body was examined by the pathologist who specialised in M.E., he discovered 'dorsal root ganglionitis' - infected nerve roots - and nodules of Nageotte, which are liitle tombs of dead cells, in her spinal cord. These would have caused her terrible pain and sensory nerve damage. They found similar cells in the body of Sophia Mirza, an M.E. sufferer who died in 2005 at the age of 32,and I believe also in other sufferers."
Yet still the UK psychiatric profession take all the research and treatment funding. The situation is a national scandal.
may Lynn rest in peace after so many years of incredible suffering.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Kay Gilderdale and her family have had the terrible misfortune of being not only the victims of the terrible neuro-immune disease ME ('CFS'), but also of the British government's persecution of ME patients. She is very brave to speak out and tell her gripping story. One of the most moving narratives I have ever read. If you think patients are not intentionally victimized by the government in 'civilized countries' in order to save itself and insurance companies from having to treat them, think again.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not only a heartbreaking story of bravery but also an insight into just how devastating ME is not only to the sufferer but also their familes and friends.
The NHS, goverment and media choose to belittle and ignore this disease and sufferers face scorn, disbelief and a life in pain and poverty.
The NHS, goverment and media choose to belittle and ignore this disease and sufferers face scorn, disbelief and a life in pain and poverty.
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More for those who know someone who suffer from ME
This book tells the true story of a young women's battle against a horrible illness told through the eyes of her mother who assisted on her suicide. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Eccentric Genius
Our last Goodbye
Everyone who has a child needs to read it. "There by the grace of God go I comes to mind." How any family can survive this ordeal is hard to take in. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kimmy
Heartbreaking
I was reluctant at first to read this book, as I have ME too (moderate to severe), and just thought it would upset me too much after hearing a little about Lynn's story in the news... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Lucinda
Great book
This is agreat book I have M.E. so was very intrested in a book like this but I also thought it was a good oppertunity for someone who didntknown much about the illness to learn... Read more
Published 9 months ago by twinkle
one last goodbe
How can any of us not be moved by the tragic story of Kay's fight with the medical society to find a cure for her daughter. Read more
Published 11 months ago by pat
Very moving...
I am extremely glad I read this book. It probably isn't many people's cup of tea and I'll be the first to admit, it is a difficult and harrowing read. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ms. N. J. Wright
One last goodbye
A very moving story told by a mother who loved her daughter so much that she tried against all odds to find some treatment, but was very badly let down by the NHS. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Dog lover
The sad state of M.E. in Britain today.
This book should be read by every single GP in the country and every consultant, currently working in 'so-called' ME/CFS clinics in the UK. Read more
Published 11 months ago by MEtruthwillout
A book that touches your heart
Very moving and sad story.
To hear of what Lynn and Kay and family went through is very sad.
Im glad this book was written, as it shows what severe M.E can be like. Read more
To hear of what Lynn and Kay and family went through is very sad.
Im glad this book was written, as it shows what severe M.E can be like. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Carla
Well written and Moving
This is a well written and moving book.
I have been ill for many years with M.E, (though less severe than Lynn) yet I found more help in coping with this illness than in... Read more
I have been ill for many years with M.E, (though less severe than Lynn) yet I found more help in coping with this illness than in... Read more
Published 12 months ago by RL
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