Allow assisted suicide to end people’s suffering Having watched a parent’s slow, desperately unhappy and finally painful decline from Alzheimer’s disease over many long years, I have no intention of following her path (“Dementia diagnosis may trigger suicides”, June 3). Why shouldn’t those of us who wish to be allowed to end our lives at the time of our choosing, with our family or whoever we need by our side?
Urgent support
We support people facing the end of life and promote choice at that time; we don’t provide information about methods of ending life. For urgent support, Samaritans are on 116 123, free, day or night. Breathing Space is on 0800 83 85 87. For questions about your own care, your GP or palliative care team is the right first call.