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I watched my Auntie die today
At about 3pm this afternoon I got a message that my Auntie Marie was gravely ill in Canberra hospital and only had a couple of days to live. I rushed home and went to the hospital. The nurse told me she had Burkitt's Lymphoma and it was clear she was near the end. She was unconscious and her breathing was laboured.
I stayed with her for a while and then I told her I would see if her elderly husband was okay. He was staying at some residential accommodation at the hospital and said he was too tired to come over when the nurse rang to say she was near the end. I found him but just then the phone rang to say she was dead (5.15pm).
Looking back, I think she was probably dead when I told her I was going. She seemed very peaceful and still.
I am glad I was there at the end.
This is a dreadful disease, one of the most rare and aggressive cancers. I last saw my Auntie on Saint Patrick's Day in March and she was quite well. I am shocked she went down so fast. She was talking to people at lunch time.
We will miss her a lot but we are glad at least it was quick and peaceful death. She was 67.
Love to all sufferers and loved ones, especially the children. This terrible disease mainly affects children and young people.
I stayed with her for a while and then I told her I would see if her elderly husband was okay. He was staying at some residential accommodation at the hospital and said he was too tired to come over when the nurse rang to say she was near the end. I found him but just then the phone rang to say she was dead (5.15pm).
Looking back, I think she was probably dead when I told her I was going. She seemed very peaceful and still.
I am glad I was there at the end.
This is a dreadful disease, one of the most rare and aggressive cancers. I last saw my Auntie on Saint Patrick's Day in March and she was quite well. I am shocked she went down so fast. She was talking to people at lunch time.
We will miss her a lot but we are glad at least it was quick and peaceful death. She was 67.
Love to all sufferers and loved ones, especially the children. This terrible disease mainly affects children and young people.
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