pickThis was a tough read, but a conversation that is not brought up enough. I commend the author for sharing her Mom‘s story and her process.
A must-read if you would like more information on VSED (Voluntary Stopping Eating & Drinking), but I again must caution that this is not for everyone.
Started this yesterday and I‘m completely sucked in! Such a tough matter and Brooker‘s writing is beautiful. #NetGalley
pickBrooker‘s mother was diagnosed with a rapidly progressive form of MS at age 40 and decided at 49 to stop eating and drinking as there‘s no assisted dying legal in England. Here, she recounts her mother‘s life and death while exploring the health care system as well as other literary works on death and dying. This is a powerful, short book that I hope gets more widely read.
pickThis was an incredibly tough read, from the Women‘s Prize for NF long list but vitally important and I felt that I learned a lot.
The author‘s mother has MS and decides she cannot continue so undertakes to end her life by Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED). I had no idea that this is legal in the UK, and many medical practitioners have not come across it before so there many challenges over and above the decision itself. ⬇️
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