I want to die with dignity,...
My name is Rhonda Taylor. I celebrated my 54th birthday a week ago, my last. I have ...
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In the house I grew up in, we have a shower with a picture of a mermaid printe... READ THE FULL STORY
My dad, Michael
Every week as a vet I put suffering pets – with no quality of life – to a gentle and...
READ THE FULL STORYI have no option but to travel
It's six years since I was diagnosed with lung cancer and still hard to believe how ...
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“I’m sorry to report that it seems you are displaying symptoms of the disease called...
READ THE FULL STORYMy mother, Gail
My mother Gail Carbone had a terminal brain tumour and passed away on 13 January, 20...
READ THE FULL STORYDrs Ian Catto and Mary Collins
"Even if one dying person suffers unnecessarily, it is one too many."
READ THE FULL STORYElizabeth Cheung
We need your help so that other families don't have to suffer the way Elizabeth's di...
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I love life. I am not depressed. But I am stashing away pills so that I can end my l...
READ THE FULL STORYMy husband, Alan
Alan Bacon and I were pen friends for six months before we even met, and when we did...
READ THE FULL STORYI know my dad felt great pain
My dad, Ned Edward, used to tell me stories about his childhood when he dropped me o...
READ THE FULL STORYMy mum, Mary, and my aunt, ...
My mum and my aunt were raised on a dairy farm in Busselton, so they grew to care ab...
READ THE FULL STORYMy father, John
I am 68, which is about the same age my dad was when he died. So these days I find m...
READ THE FULL STORYThe Cat Lady of Kojonup
My mum’s name was Elizabeth Stancer but she was also known as the Cat Lady of Kojonu...
READ THE FULL STORYKeith Potger
Australian music legend Keith Potger has lent his support to calls for voluntary ass...
READ THE FULL STORYThe hospice could not cope
My beautiful husband Michael was diagnosed with motor neurone disease on the 1st of ...
READ THE FULL STORYMy husband, John
John Austin Sayer was a charming man and had the gift of knowing how to talk easily ...
READ THE FULL STORYTom Percy, QC
Prominent Queens Counsel, Tom Percy, has supported calls for assisted dying laws.
READ THE FULL STORYChristine Dargie
10% of suicides in WA are by people with a terminal illness. The effect on families ...
READ THE FULL STORYDr Mary Collins and Prof Fi...
What if you could have a beautiful death? Free from suffering, in control and with y...
READ THE FULL STORYDr Ian Catto
I graduated from medical school 40 years ago. Increasingly I have seen divisiveness ...
READ THE FULL STORYPeta Nottle, one of Austral...
As one of Western Australia’s longest serving registered nurses and one of Australia...
READ THE FULL STORYMy husband, Paul
I was driving when I heard Andrew Denton use the phrase 'Light a Fire' and knew that...
READ THE FULL STORYCamilla's father
In 2009 my father was diagnosed with bowel cancer. By the time it was discovered, it...
READ THE FULL STORYSarah's husband, JD
My late husband JD loved Christmas more than anyone I’ve ever known. He did everythi...
READ THE FULL STORYMy sister, Peggie
My late father used to say that suffering from advanced emphysema was like gasping f...
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Radio legend Howard Sattler stood up for the battlers and took on governments in his...
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My aunt Roslyn Hamilton-Brown, my mother Eulalie Maria Celine Humphrey, and my fathe...
READ THE FULL STORYGina, the love of my life
Georgina Burns, or Gina as she was known to friends, met her future husband and the ...
READ THE FULL STORYMy father, Ernest
My father Ernest Alun Jones was a World War II veteran, a very stoic character. I n...
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My mother, Joan Freeth, died of breast cancer in a slow and painful death, propped u...
READ THE FULL STORYDon Paterson: my story
l'm a firm believer in life choices. That we all should have a choice if we want to ...
READ THE FULL STORYMy father, Leslie
My father Leslie Hounsome died in 2006 at the age of 86. H...
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When I was 19-years-old, I became the primary carer for my mum, who was in the advan...
READ THE FULL STORYGarry and Jan's story
An overwhelming majority of Australians, Allanah MacTiernan said, wanted the right t...
READ THE FULL STORYJim and Joy, my parents
My Mum and Dad, Joy and Jim Jarratt, were fit, healthy people and active all their l...
READ THE FULL STORYMarie's husband, Rod
My partner, Rod*, of 20 years lost not only his life in a great deal of suffering bu...
READ THE FULL STORYMaretta Bane's brother
I have just written the following email to five of our MPs:
"My younger broth...
READ THE FULL STORYMy dad, Franc
My Dad, Franc Polak, passed away in July 2017 from gall bladder cancer.
He wa...
READ THE FULL STORYTanya Battel
As at June 2019, I am living with Stage IV incurable metastatic breast cancer. I am ...
READ THE FULL STORYProfessor Max Kamien
Professor Max Kamien, one of Australia’s most senior and influential general practit...
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I held my mother's hand until her last breath. She had metastatic melanoma and had f...
READ THE FULL STORYDeborah 's mother
I lost both of my parents to terminal cancer. My Dad died in 1993 nursed at home by...
READ THE FULL STORYHarl Hogan, Gabrielle's hus...
My husband and I had been Members of Dying With Dignity (NSW) for thirty years. We h...
READ THE FULL STORYMargaret's mother
My mother passed away in 2002 at age of 82.
She was an asthmatic from 6 month...
READ THE FULL STORYL.P.'s mother, Joyce
My mother Joyce was born 18th January 1927 and passed 16 February 2016.
Mum w...
READ THE FULL STORYZelda, Kate's mother
"You wouldn’t let your dog suffer the way I am suffering." Those were the words my m...
READ THE FULL STORYAnne Holland-Atkins
My mother, Anne Holland, had Parkinson's disease. She knew that this wo...
READ THE FULL STORYChris Kable's mother
In January 2016 my mother was diagnosed with stage 5 peritoneal cancer - a type of c...
READ THE FULL STORYMy mum, Betty Swanton
I am exasperated, devastated, and relieved. I’ve experienced these emotions during t...
READ THE FULL STORYMy husband Andy was my best...
My husband Andy was my best friend.
READ THE FULL STORYGerald Charles Briggs
When my daughter Scarlett was 11-months-old, she woke up one morning and her body ha...
READ THE FULL STORYDr Alida Lancee
As a female semi-rural GP involved in palliative care for the past 25 years, I have ...
READ THE FULL STORYGeorge, Dinny Laurence's fa...
My father George always said he wanted to go home and die in his own country. He and...
READ THE FULL STORYBelinda and her mother, Mareia
I can't wait to stop talking and start walking – all the w...
READ THE FULL STORYA Brave Life, A Merciless End
My husband Russell was ill for 20 years – ten of those in chronic pain, riddled with...
READ THE FULL STORYNo doctor or government sho...
My wife Dorothy Maxine Philip received a diagnosis of an inoperable cancer of the st...
READ THE FULL STORYRae Young's son Matthew
I live in Victoria, where Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) legislation was implemented...
READ THE FULL STORYAngie's dad Dusty
My dad Dusty Miller was a Vietnam Veteran and founder of the now iconic Birdsville B...
READ THE FULL STORYChristine's mother, Hazel
When I was 17 years old I worked as a medical secretary at the Perth Radiological cl...
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I’m 44. A Dad to two young children. A husband, a doctor and I’m dying.
READ THE FULL STORYJan Markby's Uncle Tom
Regrettably there has been both a sibling and some friends to whom I have had ... READ THE FULL STORY
Gillian White's mother
My mother had been a strong opponent of assisted dying all her life until at t... READ THE FULL STORY
Margo Beilby's husband, Mic...
My husband, Michael Beilby, had COPD and Parkinsons. His doctors told him that... READ THE FULL STORY
Kerry Enright's mother, Mrytle
My mother, Myrtle Tapscott, was the most generous person I have ever known.
READ THE FULL STORYAnne Fraser's mother
I couldn't hold my mother in my arms as she died.
READ THE FULL STORYJenny's husband, John
Fourteen months after he lost the power in his right arm, my husband, John Mac... READ THE FULL STORY
June, Deborah Allcott's mother
Our mother June was a proud woman who was down-to-earth and genuine yet steeped in t...
READ THE FULL STORYMichael Watkins, Bill Spanb...
Thirteen years ago Bill Spanbroek made an impassioned plea to West Australian and fe...
READ THE FULL STORYDom Rose's grandmother
As a Catholic, I’ve always been taught that suicide and the ending of life “unnatura...
READ THE FULL STORYGrytsje Doust's mother, Klaske
In 2006, my mother was diagnosed with acute leukemia. She had been suffering from my...
READ THE FULL STORYJoanna Church
There have been several times over the years where I have ...
READ THE FULL STORYLindsay and Janet, Gillian'...
My parents Lindsay and Janet Henderson were GPs in the Scottish Highlands. In those ...
READ THE FULL STORYJohn Hammond, a lawyer, rep...
John Hammond may be one of Western Australia’s most high profile lawyers but he rate...
READ THE FULL STORYMichael, Kate McBarron's br...
My family has experienced so much death over the years. I believe everybody has the ...
READ THE FULL STORYEileen, Kelly's mother
My mum’s name was Eileen O’Loughlan. She was a really lovely Irish woman, one of 15 ...
READ THE FULL STORYMy husband, Darren
I’m in favour of people having the choice of assisted dying in cases like Motor Neur...
READ THE FULL STORYLeonie's father, Ron
My Dad’s name was Ron Anderson. He was one of those people in this world who was rea...
READ THE FULL STORYWillem van Soest, Marcelle'...
Van (Willem van Soest) and his family migrated from the Netherlands to Australia in ...
READ THE FULL STORYMica Pereira's family
My parents are from Argentina, but our family moved to the Netherlands when I was fo...
READ THE FULL STORYMichael Walker's story
Ten years ago I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Since then I have consulted s...
READ THE FULL STORYRobyn, Narelda 's friend
Popular Perth newsreader Narelda Jacobs remembers close friend Robyn Hornsey pointin...
READ THE FULL STORYMy dad, Pat
My father Ernest John Hindle, who people knew as Pa... READ THE FULL STORY
My mother, Tan
I saw my mother die of cancer when I was 18 years old. It was 1974, the year after I...
READ THE FULL STORYReece's cousin, Darren
The last time Baldivis MP Reece Whitby saw his cousin Darren was at their grandmothe...
READ THE FULL STORYMy mum, Dorothy
West Australian Mining and Pastoral Region MP Robin Chapple became a champion of ass...
READ THE FULL STORYMy mother, Valma
My mother Valma Wolf was fit and healthy, played sport every day, worked hard,... READ THE FULL STORY
TE's palliative nursing exp...
As a palliative care nurse, I am asked to end a patient’s life about twice a year – ...
READ THE FULL STORYJacqui and Nicole's mum Kerry
On 9 July 2019, Kerry Robertson, 61, became the first Victorian to be granted a perm...
READ THE FULL STORYNia's story
Uncertainty doesn't agree with me. I like to plan ahead, but there are only some thi...
READ THE FULL STORYTim Cooper
I’ve been suffocating for two years. I was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmon...
READ THE FULL STORYGreg Sims, Nia's father
Friends, my story will take about four minutes to read. I’m asking you to be brave ...
READ THE FULL STORYRobert Rankin's story
I was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) on 19 November 2015. I don't want t...
READ THE FULL STORYFelicity Callanan's story
Felicity has more than fifteen years of professional social work experience in inter...
READ THE FULL STORYMy story, by Peter Williams
You’ll find Peter B. Williams, 64, at the S...
READ THE FULL STORYMy story, by Ray Godbold
I am a 59 year old R.N. Division 1 nurse with 34 years' experience and throughout my...
READ THE FULL STORYElizabeth Short's family
My name is Elizabeth Short. Over the last 11 years I have lost three close family me...
READ THE FULL STORYBrandi's father, Neville Ga...
My dad was a saw-miller all his life, and at the end it was hard to stop him from wo...
READ THE FULL STORYHeather Goldstein's father
My father was diagnosed with cancer of the lower oesophagus and stomach after collap...
READ THE FULL STORYSamantha Lancey's family
I’m sitting here in tears because I don’t even know where to start, I cannot underst...
READ THE FULL STORYMy husband, Bill
I guess the best place to start is where ‘our’ journey all began. It...
READ THE FULL STORYMy life partner, Mark
My life partner, Mark Brennan, was born in 1948, and ended his own life on 9 Februar...
READ THE FULL STORYShayne's mum, Jan
My mother, Jan Scott Ryder, was a beautiful woman who adored her family and loved he...
READ THE FULL STORYKass Hall
I am Kass Hall and I have been been living on borrowed time for 27 years.
READ THE FULL STORYSandra's partner, Albert Le...
Sandra Morris never felt ready to say goodbye to her partner of over 40 years, but t...
READ THE FULL STORYColin Wragg, Susan's husband
My name is Susan and I was Colin’s full time carer for over 9 years. We were married...
READ THE FULL STORYMy story, by Lynne Wannan
I want to be able to choose.
READ THE FULL STORYMy story, by Carolyn
Carolyn Forster, 48, is the queen of trivia...
READ THE FULL STORYKen Woodger, husband of Phy...
Phyllis Woodger remembers the taxi pulling up outside her Frankston home.
READ THE FULL STORYAndrew Carswell, Carolyne's...
Andrew Carswell was an award-winning musician with innovative bands such as Not Drow...
READ THE FULL STORYBeverley Randall, Eleanor's...
Beverley Randall didn't tell her family when she was diagnosed with lung cancer beca...
READ THE FULL STORYSarah's father, Alastair
My beautiful Dad, Alastair, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer when he was 62 ...
READ THE FULL STORYIan Smith, my dad
On 2 September 2015, after writing a letter each to my brother and me, compiling a l...
READ THE FULL STORYEileen Keogh, Kelly's mother
Kelly Arnett Somerville's mother Eileen Keogh had talked about voluntary assisted dy...
READ THE FULL STORYCatherine and her partner
Ten years ago, my partner died by his own hand in the best possible circumstances. H...
READ THE FULL STORYLee Naish's story
I am a man, fifty-seven years old. My life is filled with love and happiness due to ...
READ THE FULL STORYMichelle Flynn's father, Mi...
Michelle has seen a number of family member...
READ THE FULL STORYI.S. and her mother-in-law
My mother-in-law suffered from multiple myeloma, a very painful bone cancer. For the...
READ THE FULL STORYGuiseppe Coco, Carolee's fa...
Giuseppe Coco wasn’t a complicated man, nor a judgmental one, and he followed his in...
READ THE FULL STORYJane Morris's mother
“I promise you, you will not suffer at the end.” These words will resonate in my ear...
READ THE FULL STORYBill Bailey
It says much about Bill Bailey that he joined the British army at seventeen at the s...
READ THE FULL STORYGeoffrey Derrick, Coralie's...
Father loved to do practical things and tha...
READ THE FULL STORYMichelle, my sister
My sister Michelle was originally diagnosed with cervical cancer 12 years before she...
READ THE FULL STORYMy mother, Betty Ogle
"Can I have an injection now?" My mother asked her very dedicated G.P. at her bedsi...
READ THE FULL STORYAnn Woodger's father
My father asked me whether he could end his life. My father was 59...
READ THE FULL STORYAlex Ingwersen, my dad
As a young bloke, my Dad was a talented sports-person. He played football with the M...
READ THE FULL STORYJohn Parker, Pam's father
"This story is a celebration of life and love and a testament on how to live while d...
READ THE FULL STORYCherry Tree Grove
Like many older Australians, a group of residents of Cherry Tree Grove re...
READ THE FULL STORYJustine Martin's story
It was six years ago when Justine Martin was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a de...
READ THE FULL STORYLawrie Daniel
When life hurts more than death, when suffering overtake... READ THE FULL STORY
Andrew Rose, my husband
My husband of 46 years, father of Drew and Kirsty, father-in-law of Kylie and Mark, ...
READ THE FULL STORYElizabeth's dearest friend
After much thought I am forwarding to you one of the last messages my dearest friend...
READ THE FULL STORYKen Dickson, husband and fa...
Our beautiful Dad took his own life on Friday 9 October 2015 at the home he shared w...
READ THE FULL STORYMy sister, Trish
My sister Patricia Ellard died in August 20...
READ THE FULL STORYMy brave father, Russell
This is the story of my brave, sensitive and loving father. Russell Alfred Walker wa...
Trapped in a body that let...
While on my first placement as a student nurse in a nursing home I cared for a patie...
READ THE FULL STORYAnn-Louise's mum
I lost my mum three years ago at the age of 87. She was doing so well for her age bu...
READ THE FULL STORYDi's father
We always knew it would happen. Our father said many times that they treat animals h...
READ THE FULL STORYLeith Richards
I am a 60-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with primary peritoneal cancer, Stag...
READ THE FULL STORYMy husband, Wayne
It turns out goodbyes are important.
READ THE FULL STORYDeb's final days
’ll give you an example of one night that was probably in the last 10 days of Deb’s ...
READ THE FULL STORYMy mother, Edna Fitzgerald
Ever since having seen my late mother, Edna Fitzgerald, suffer so much when all she ...
READ THE FULL STORYJuliana's father
My father’s death was kind and loving.
READ THE FULL STORYMy dad
My father originally appointed four persons who could make a euthanasia decision for...
READ THE FULL STORYMeg's dad
My dad died this year from a brain tumour.
READ THE FULL STORYMichele's father
My father died of lung cancer in the mid-1980s.
READ THE FULL STORYJohn Grayson: my story
In 2014 I had a cold. It was very painful and on 10 November 2014 I experienced the ...
READ THE FULL STORYJohn's mother
Eleven years ago, my mother had a stroke and took seven months to die.
READ THE FULL STORYKit, Judith's mother
My mother, Catherine (Kit) Sanotti, was a fit, healthy, vibrant 73-year-old woman.
READ THE FULL STORYGloria, my mum
My mum, Gloria Mable Ohma, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in her late 30...
READ THE FULL STORYAdrienne's husband
As a nurse and midwife, I’ve witnessed life’s first and last breaths many times.
READ THE FULL STORYDr Westwood's mother
I’m a retired physician. I had been working for over 50 years in my profession, firs...
READ THE FULL STORYElvie's story
I am an ex-nurse and, in my later years, studied a diploma of social sciences. In bo...
READ THE FULL STORYC.W.'s mother
In December 2015 my mother was in Resthaven in South Australia. She had a second str...
READ THE FULL STORYJo, Rosemary's friend
Meet Jo in her early seventies, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer earlier ...
READ THE FULL STORYFor many, it's a living death
I was diagnosed with a rare form of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 25 years ago. It ended m...
READ THE FULL STORYMy friend, Diane
Diane was one of the most courageous persons I have ever known. She was a fighter wh...
READ THE FULL STORYDr Geoff Trezise
I am now retired but one case of the unfortunate result of the lack of an option for...
READ THE FULL STORYMy mum, Betty
My mum, Betty, had a wonderfully full life.
READ THE FULL STORYSue's brother
My brother Paul had been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer that had spread t...
READ THE FULL STORYMum
Dear Mum, I’m so sorry I didn’t kill you.
I came close, believe me. The pillo...
READ THE FULL STORYLady Winifred Stephen
In January 2016 Lady Stephen wrote Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull an open letter di...
READ THE FULL STORYRIP Dad. Love you always
When Channel 7's Sunrise Facebook page asked viewers if medically assisted dying sho...
READ THE FULL STORYCleona, my first
She was the first person who ever asked for my medical opinion, so I suppose that ma...
READ THE FULL STORYMy mum, Dulcie
At the age of 73, my mother, Dulcie May Turton, was told she had a neuroendocrine tu...
READ THE FULL STORYCory Taylor, my story
I have melanoma. I’ve kept it at bay for 10 years but it is now untreatable.
...
READ THE FULL STORYProf. Ian Maddocks
Emeritus Professor Ian Maddocks is an eminent palliative care specialist and Senior ...
READ THE FULL STORYAlexander and Margaret Maxwell
Margaret Maxwell was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994. She researched the diseas...
READ THE FULL STORYFlora's patients
On too many occasions as a Division One Registered Nurse off duty, and on duty, I ha...
READ THE FULL STORYMy beloved grandfather
My grandfather was a proud and passionate man who really lived up to his role as the...
READ THE FULL STORYJohn's partner
Let me begin my partner’s story by stressing that the nursing staff were dedicated a...
READ THE FULL STORYMiriam's mother, Dorothy
My story is on behalf of and in memory of my mother, Dorothy Joan Meikle, a staunch ...
READ THE FULL STORYMy mother's best friend
Three years, eight months and 28 days ago, I was left a letter from my mother’s best...
READ THE FULL STORYLoredana's story
I have advanced, progressive multiple sclerosis. I am totally disabled and can’t mov...
READ THE FULL STORYJohn, Jessie's love
John had suffered for five years with terminal bowel cancer.
READ THE FULL STORYCoral's patients
eople’s bodies at end of life do amazing things. Bones break. Organs fail.
READ THE FULL STORYDr Geoff's patient
I had a fully paralysed patient on life support with end stage neuromuscular disease...
READ THE FULL STORYAnn's bestie, Rhoda
Her suffering defied belief. My bestie, Rhoda, was the outgoing one of our group.
READ THE FULL STORYCathy's father
In 2005 nurse Cathy Pryor was convicted of the attempted murder of her mother and as...
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My father
My name is Eileen Emma Dawe
The following are extracts from the diary of 90-year-old Eileen Dawe. She was diagno...
READ THE FULL STORYDoctor X's experiences
I have been a practicing GP for close to 30 years after several years working in the...
READ THE FULL STORYCoroner John Olle
Coronor John Olle's evidence to the Victorian Inquiry into...
READ THE FULL STORYMy friend, Graham
On 27 December my friend Graham had no idea he’d spend the next 10 weeks on a rough ...
READ THE FULL STORYMy sister's story
My sister was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 25. By 39 she had died of secondar...
READ THE FULL STORYLachlan Smith: my story
I have just turned 41. A pretty big life event for many, but in my case especially.
READ THE FULL STORYRachel's mum
I lost my mum last month. She had pancreatic cancer.
READ THE FULL STORYBettina's mother
My strong, wonderful mother had a living will and was determined to avoid the fate o...
READ THE FULL STORYBill's beliefs
I am a 90-year-old EDA veteran affairs pensioner. I have recently arrived home from ...
READ THE FULL STORYMy father, David
Isn’t it strange, the various pathways that lead us to the world of voluntary euthan...
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