Assisted dying 'gave Alex his li...
Victoria's Voluntary Assisted Dying law relieved 28-year-old Alex Blain's biggest fe...
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Diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, Kym Murdoch’s 82-year-old mother Janice e...
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My Mum campaigned for voluntary assisted dying for more than 20 years. Little did sh...
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Terminally ill Melbourne man Martin Mahood chose to hasten his death under Victoria'...
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69-year-old Larry Riley died “peacefully and without fear” using Victoria’s Voluntar...
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I consider myself lucky to be a Victorian - particul... Read the full story
She died quietly and peacefully ...
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'It's allowing me to be a better...
Diagnosed with rapidly progressing motor neurone disease, Kristin's dad Allan drew g...
Read the full storyA peaceful, dignified death
Keith English died peacefully surrounded by loved ones. He died on his own terms usi...
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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
Rae Young's son Matthew
I live in Victoria, where Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) legislation was implemented...
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 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 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 Galpin
My dad was a saw-miller all his life, and at the end it was hard to stop him from wo...
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My father was diagnosed with cancer of the lower oesophagus and stomach after collap...
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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 Leonzini
Sandra Morris never felt ready to say goodbye to her partner of over 40 years, but t...
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My name is Susan and I was Colin’s full time carer for over 9 years. We were married...
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I want to be able to choose.
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Carolyn Forster, 48, is the queen of trivia...
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Phyllis Woodger remembers the taxi pulling up outside her Frankston home.
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Andrew Carswell was an award-winning musician with innovative bands such as Not Drow...
Read the full storyBeverley Randall, Eleanor's mother
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 ...
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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 father
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 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 storyLeith Richards
I am a 60-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with primary peritoneal cancer, Stag...
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 storyCoroner John Olle
Coronor John Olle's evidence to the Victorian Inquiry into...
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.
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