[MarMema]

They lived in a rural area and I recall he was frustrated by the health system/lack of pain care given.

Along with her pain was the issue of being unable to feed her and her very low weight. She functioned at the level of a 3 month old.

Just picking her up caused her to cry with pain.

It was a very very difficult hardship for them.

I have compassion for her father and know he meant only to relieve her pain - albeit permanently.

[Mrs. Don-o]

The whole situation sounds hideous. I'm amazed that this kind of thing can happen in the UK, which pioneered effective analgesia 100+ years ago (Brompton cocktail). and which has put literally hundreds of thousands of elderly patients in terminal sedation to get rid of them quick (LINK)

(Unquestionable efficient cost-cutting measure, not that it's right.)

[Mrs. Don-o]

Oops, I realize this was Canada, not UK.