[PDF] Die Smiling: The Sorrows and Joys on a Journey to Dignitas: a Me

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As seen in national newspapers'A searingly honest tale of love, life and death' &8211Sarah Wootton, Dignity in DyingDie Smiling is a rare and intimate account of one man&8217sjourney to Dignitas in Zurich and his ultimate triumph over suffering and disease.Told with wit and candour, Julie Casson traces her husband Nigel&8217sextraordinary journey from diagnosis of motor neurone disease to his death.A successful businessman and father of three, Nigel battles the degenerative disease with boundless courage and gritty good humour, until, faced with the unimaginable torture of a slow, living death &8211his body a tomb &8211he takes control. He decides to go to Dignitas to end his life &8211while he is still able to die smiling.The family prepares for this enormous logistical and emotional challenge: the gruelling Dignitas process and the 800-mile road trip to Switzerland. They complete it with pragmatism and humour. Denying motor neurone disease its victory and choosing his own cure, Nigel dies happily, in the arms of his wife and children.As the UK Parliament considers introducing an assisted dying bill, Die Smiling allows supporters of both sides of the debate to go

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