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It's an interesting debate, isn't it, Kevin? I feel like people have a right to know and be informed but, for some people, that may not be best. But how do we judge? Very tricky and who decides? I think the Doctors who made those decisions back in the 60s and earlier had a somewhat paternalistic attitude but, in some cases, it turned out to be the right approach.
In my case, I think I'd want to know so I could put my affairs in order, say the things I needed to say to my loved ones and make my own choices about care and so on. But there's also a small part of me that fears that knowing of one's imminent death may be worse than dying. Very hard to know.
Wendy
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I belive you know anyway. My Mum always said my Dad new although he was not told. Your body knows when you have had enough I think thats the same for all of us.
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It was definitely the case for my husband's mother who passed away a couple of months ago (I wrote about it at the time).
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Yes I remember it was the same for my Mum.
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