True Love Cruel Fate
Synopsis
Nicola Wood describes with painful honesty, the last years of her partner’s life; he battled to keep his dignity while dying from motor neurone disease. A diagnosis of this disease is a death sentence. Nicola’s book is contributing to the current discussion on assisted dying and much–need improvements in palliative care.
Author's Biography
Nicola Wood worked in marketing where she met Alan Wood, a successful business man 20 years her senior. It was a true love story until the ‘enemy’ motor neurone disease tore them apart. She wrote the book to record the dignity with which he faced the enemy, and to lend weight to the arguments for assisted dying.
Reviews
Woking News & Mail 13th August 2009: ‘Love Story Tells of Heartbreak of a degenerative disease’ The article explains how the book became to be written and quotes Nicola ‘It felt as if MND was the enemy .’
Jane Skelton MND Association: ‘..health and social care professionals will gain and honest and at times uncomfortable insight into the real need for effective support and care.’
£8.99 Paperback
Reader Comments
I think this book makes a very good contribution to the current discussions on assisted dying. I think people in a similar situation to the author will really apprecite her honesty - I did.