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Wendy Duffy heart breaking but understandable

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youalright · 25/04/2026 11:02

What a brave lady i hope she's holding her son right now.

Wendy Duffy heart breaking but understandable
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Imdunfer · 29/04/2026 14:21

Then complain about what I'm saying without quoting me? I've made posts, been challenged, and engaged in detail – and now I'm done engaging as the discussion is going in circles and it's unhelpful to my mental health.

So by all means, disagree with me (I guess we'll have to agree to disagree), and continue the conversation on with whoever else wants to discuss the issues, but please stop deliberately tagging me in after I've politely requested you stop.

I personally think it is extremely rude for me to respond to this without telling the person who wrote it that I'm answering it, but it has been demanded so I'll do it.

It is ridiculous to continue to post on a thread and then blame the fact that others are replying for damaging your mental health. You are damaging your mental health by continuing to read the thread and post on it. Just stop writing on the thread and people can't quote you. . And if people are annoyed enough by your demands to tag you just because you've said don't, then turn off notifications.

I don't disagree with you that assisted suicide for non-terminal issues is problematic.

I do disagree with you that anyone is glorifying what was a long, exhaustive and expensive process. Which is much less likely to cause someone to commit suicide than the availablity of very cheap lethal drugs on the shelf of Tesco a rope in B& or any high building, all of which can be used in the spur of the moment.

I vehemently oppose your unqualified statements about Wendy's mental health. And I absolutely loath guilt-tripping people into carrying on living when they don't want to.

ForeverDelayedEpiphany · 29/04/2026 22:17

It's definitely a complex and difficult topic, for sure.

I can absolutely see how Wendy must have been so heartbroken, especially as it was her only child. Clearly, the grief and loss was too much to bear for hr years, letalone a lifetime. I can't relate to the loss of a child, but I personally have been affected by the loss of my health, so it's not the same obviously but still not something that will change.

Acceptance of a huge loss is achievable for some people, but breaks others completely. I truly hope poor Wendy is at peace with her son now 😢

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