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Blind man released from hospital before death fall. Family handout Mark Williams had been discharged from hospital after cancer treatment shortly before his death A blind man with cancer died after falling from the balcony of his flat in an assisted living complex, a pre-inquest review has heard. Mark Williams was discovered outside Potters Court, run by Apex Care, in … Read More

Montreal Quadriplegic Quebec man chooses assisted dying after 4-day ER stay leaves horrific bedsore ‘Whole story is a crying shame,’ says advocate Normand Meunier developed a painful bed sore after spending four days on an ER stretcher. (Ivanoh Demers/CBC) On a Thursday in January, Normand Meunier arrived at the hospital in Saint-Jérôme, Que., with a respiratory virus. Weeks later, he would … Read More

6-year-old girl dies on NJ school bus after being choked by wheelchair harness; aide arrested: Police As the tragedy unfolded, school bus monitor Amanda Davila, 26, was seated toward the front of the bus and had been using a cellphone and wearing earbuds, which the Somerset County Prosecutor’s office said was a “violation of policies and procedures.” A 6-year-old girl … Read More

Grandmother in wheelchair falls down escalator at airport, dies Escalator file photo by Alan Levine via Flickr PORTLAND, Oregon (Fox 32 News) – The family of an elderly woman who died on December 31, 2017 after falling down an escalator at Portland International Airport is suing Alaska Airlines. Bernice Kekona, 75, was supposed to be escorted from one connecting flight … Read More

Man in wheelchair pulled from house fire dies  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man in a wheelchair died on March 2023 in a fire Wednesday afternoon in Anne Arundel County, fire officials said. Firefighters pulled 54-year-old John Salvatore Billing from the fire in the 7900 block of Central Road in Pasadena. He died at the scene. Officials said neighbors alerted firefighters … Read More