Julie Casson: Die Smiling | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781914487262 | Die Smiling | A Memoir: The Sorrows and Joys on a Journey to Dignitas

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Julie Casson traces her husband Nigel’s extraordinary journey from diagnosis of motor neurone disease to his successful death at Dignitas in Zurich. A rare and intimate account of one man’s ultimate triumph over suffering.

Über den Autor

Julie Casson is a debut author. She is a mum, grandma and great-grandma and lives in Scarborough, North Yorkshire with her beloved miniature schnauzer [...] spent twenty-three years working in Further Education. Starting out as a teacher, her career evolved into management. She holds an MA in management from the University of [...] career ended unexpectedly in 2007, when her husband, Nigel, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Julie became Nigel's primary carer. Nigel's positivity, humour and pragmatism throughout his illness, and his determination to take control of his death, are the inspiration for this [...] 2011, she started a blog, posting light-hearted commentary on everyday existence and specific accounts of Nigel's experience, which she later developed into this book. She completed a creative writing course at the University of [...] is a supporter of the Motor Neurone Disease Association and member of Dignity in Dying. Her greatest wish is that Nigel's story contributes to changing the law on assisted dying in the UK.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Looking Back 3

2. Death’s Calling Card 6

3. Brenda and Methuselah 15

4. Tests, Tests and More Tests 23

5. The End of ‘Normal.’ 32

6. Life with MND Begins 44

7. Breaking the News 53

8. The Wailing Weeks 67

9. Spain 81

10. The Bucket List 85

11. Where Hope Dies 91

12. Not Ready for This 98

13. Our Spanish Love Affair 103

14. Two Steps Ahead 112

15. MND Declares War 122

16. Don’t Forget Me 126

17. Cost More Than our First House 132

18. Starting to Die 137

19. 22 July 2011 147

20. Every Day is a Bonus 157

21. Don’t Laugh at my Cock 164

22. Toileting Matters 179

23. When the Laughter Stops 191

24. It’s All About Control 203

25. Apply to Die 210

26. The Provisional Green Light 226

27. Last Christmas 238

28. The Recce 247

29. Appointment with Death 264

30. Twenty-five Days Left to Live 283

31. The Goodbyes 295

32. The Hotel and the Doctor 303

33. One More Day 314

34. Nigel’s Cure 328

35. Nigel’s Last Goodbye 345

Acknowledgements 356

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781914487262
ISBN-10:	1914487265
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Casson, Julie
Hersteller:	Canbury Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	235 x 153 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Julie Casson
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.02.2024
Gewicht:	0,617 kg