• "Metastatic breast cancer can be incredibly painful. Imagine your bones slowly weakening and fracturing as cancer takes them over. Then imagine trying to walk. Thankfully, I am going well right now. Radiation therapy and medication are helping. One day they will stop working, and so will the next drugs, and the next and the next, until there are no options left and I die." "I have accepted that cancer will take my life from me. I support voluntary assisted dying (VAD) because I do not believe that anyone should have the right to dictate to me how I should die." To read on, head to the link in our bio. #VAD #VoluntaryAssistedDying #AssistedDeath #AssistedDying #YourChoiceTAS #Choice #EndOfLife #MyLifeMyChoice #DeathWithDignity #TerminalIllness #Cancer #Health #HumanRights #Australia #Tasmania #EndOfLifeCare #RightToDie #MedicalAidInDying #Euthanasia #YourLifeYourChoice #DoingItForDisey #FreedomOfChoice
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    "Metastatic breast cancer can be incredibly painful. Imagine your bones slowly weakening and fracturing as cancer takes them over. Then imagine trying to walk. Thankfully, I am going well right now. Radiation therapy and medication are helping. One day they will stop working, and so will the next drugs, and the next and the next, until there are no options left and I die." "I have accepted that cancer will take my life from me. I support voluntary assisted dying (VAD) because I do not believe that anyone should have the right to dictate to me how I should die." To read on, head to the link in our bio. #VAD #VoluntaryAssistedDying #AssistedDeath #AssistedDying #YourChoiceTAS #Choice #EndOfLife #MyLifeMyChoice #DeathWithDignity #TerminalIllness #Cancer #Health #HumanRights #Australia #Tasmania #EndOfLifeCare #RightToDie #MedicalAidInDying #Euthanasia #YourLifeYourChoice #DoingItForDisey #FreedomOfChoice
  • "I am a Psychologist. I love painting, bushwalking and photography. I have rainbow hair and my friends have described me as ‘the most alive person’ they have ever met." "I also happen to be terminally ill. I mentioned the other things about myself first, because I want you to understand that we who are dying are real human beings with lives as rich, varied and complex as yours." Thank you for your story, Ceara.  👏 To read on, head to the link in our bio.  #VAD #VoluntaryAssistedDying #AssistedDeath #AssistedDying #YourChoiceTAS #Choice #EndOfLife #MyLifeMyChoice #DeathWithDignity #TerminalIllness #Cancer #Health #HumanRights #Australia #Tasmania #EndOfLifeCare #RightToDie #MedicalAidInDying #Euthanasia #YourLifeYourChoice #DoingItForDisey #FreedomOfChoice
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    "I am a Psychologist. I love painting, bushwalking and photography. I have rainbow hair and my friends have described me as ‘the most alive person’ they have ever met." "I also happen to be terminally ill. I mentioned the other things about myself first, because I want you to understand that we who are dying are real human beings with lives as rich, varied and complex as yours." Thank you for your story, Ceara.  👏 To read on, head to the link in our bio.  #VAD #VoluntaryAssistedDying #AssistedDeath #AssistedDying #YourChoiceTAS #Choice #EndOfLife #MyLifeMyChoice #DeathWithDignity #TerminalIllness #Cancer #Health #HumanRights #Australia #Tasmania #EndOfLifeCare #RightToDie #MedicalAidInDying #Euthanasia #YourLifeYourChoice #DoingItForDisey #FreedomOfChoice
  • On this day in 1996, Bob Dent was the first person in the world to have a legally endorsed voluntary assisted death. Just six months later, the Federal Government overturned the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act by amending the Territories Act. While Victoria and Western Australia have passed VAD laws in their state, the territories NT and ACT remain without. To this day, Bob's wife Judy Dent keeps fighting for people like her husband, to have the right to go gently. "In memory of Bob, we'll keep fighting" - Judy Dent. For all your hard work, thank you Judy. We stand with you. #VAD #VoluntaryAssistedDying #AssistedDeath #AssistedDying #YourChoiceTAS #Choice #EndOfLife #MyLifeMyChoice #DeathWithDignity #TerminalIllness #Cancer #Health #HumanRights #Australia #Tasmania #EndOfLifeCare #RightToDie #MedicalAidInDying #Euthanasia #YourLifeYourChoice #DoingItForDisey #FreedomOfChoice #NTVES #NorthernTerritoryVoluntaryEuthanasiaSociety #NorthernTerritory #NT
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    On this day in 1996, Bob Dent was the first person in the world to have a legally endorsed voluntary assisted death. Just six months later, the Federal Government overturned the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act by amending the Territories Act. While Victoria and Western Australia have passed VAD laws in their state, the territories NT and ACT remain without. To this day, Bob's wife Judy Dent keeps fighting for people like her husband, to have the right to go gently. "In memory of Bob, we'll keep fighting" - Judy Dent. For all your hard work, thank you Judy. We stand with you. #VAD #VoluntaryAssistedDying #AssistedDeath #AssistedDying #YourChoiceTAS #Choice #EndOfLife #MyLifeMyChoice #DeathWithDignity #TerminalIllness #Cancer #Health #HumanRights #Australia #Tasmania #EndOfLifeCare #RightToDie #MedicalAidInDying #Euthanasia #YourLifeYourChoice #DoingItForDisey #FreedomOfChoice #NTVES #NorthernTerritoryVoluntaryEuthanasiaSociety #NorthernTerritory #NT
  • In reality, only a small number of people will access voluntary assisted dying as an end of life option. UK pain consultant Dr Rajesh Munglani told the UK House of Lords that published literature confirmed that severe uncontrolled pain occurs for a small number of patients, for whom it “dominates their whole existence.” "However small the number of cases, watching someone endure unbearable suffering diminishes all humanity."  #VAD #VoluntaryAssistedDying #AssistedDeath #AssistedDying #YourChoiceTAS #Choice #EndOfLife #MyLifeMyChoice #DeathWithDignity #TerminalIllness #Cancer #Health #HumanRights #Australia #Tasmania #EndOfLifeCare #RightToDie #MedicalAidInDying #Euthanasia #YourLifeYourChoice #DoingItForDisey #FreedomOfChoice
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    In reality, only a small number of people will access voluntary assisted dying as an end of life option. UK pain consultant Dr Rajesh Munglani told the UK House of Lords that published literature confirmed that severe uncontrolled pain occurs for a small number of patients, for whom it “dominates their whole existence.” "However small the number of cases, watching someone endure unbearable suffering diminishes all humanity."  #VAD #VoluntaryAssistedDying #AssistedDeath #AssistedDying #YourChoiceTAS #Choice #EndOfLife #MyLifeMyChoice #DeathWithDignity #TerminalIllness #Cancer #Health #HumanRights #Australia #Tasmania #EndOfLifeCare #RightToDie #MedicalAidInDying #Euthanasia #YourLifeYourChoice #DoingItForDisey #FreedomOfChoice
  • Our latest feature story shows how a choice at the end of life can be peaceful and dignified. As a resident of Victoria, Margaret, 82, was eligible to access Voluntary Assisted Dying after a progressive and termninal, neurological disease had left her with intollerable suffering. It had stripped her of joy and independence. "After many months of expressing her wish to die, she broached the subject of assisted dying with her GP... she never waivered in her decision, no second thoughts, just a dogged determination to exercise her right to die on her own terms. "She died quietly and peacefully with her family around her. "Having gone through this experience together, I am an unreserved advocate for Voluntary Assisted Dying." - Lisa Hogg Thank you Lisa for sharing your story with us. For the full story, head to our story wall via the link in our bio. #VAD #VoluntaryAssistedDying #AssistedDying #Assisteddeath #AssistedDeath #Health #Australia #YourChoiceTAS #YourChoice #Choice #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeCare #mylifemychoice #DeathWithDignity #Euthanasia #TerminalIllness #YourLifeYourChoice #FreedomOfChoice
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    Our latest feature story shows how a choice at the end of life can be peaceful and dignified. As a resident of Victoria, Margaret, 82, was eligible to access Voluntary Assisted Dying after a progressive and termninal, neurological disease had left her with intollerable suffering. It had stripped her of joy and independence. "After many months of expressing her wish to die, she broached the subject of assisted dying with her GP... she never waivered in her decision, no second thoughts, just a dogged determination to exercise her right to die on her own terms. "She died quietly and peacefully with her family around her. "Having gone through this experience together, I am an unreserved advocate for Voluntary Assisted Dying." - Lisa Hogg Thank you Lisa for sharing your story with us. For the full story, head to our story wall via the link in our bio. #VAD #VoluntaryAssistedDying #AssistedDying #Assisteddeath #AssistedDeath #Health #Australia #YourChoiceTAS #YourChoice #Choice #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeCare #mylifemychoice #DeathWithDignity #Euthanasia #TerminalIllness #YourLifeYourChoice #FreedomOfChoice