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Australian War Veteran Dies In Pain

texnewb — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:09:33 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn_KOlfK0Rc

Re: Australian War Veteran Dies In Pain

topsidesoul — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:39:02 GMT

Our leaders are always happy to send young men to defend us or in some cases do their grubby work.

When these men and women need looking after our leaders are nowhere to be seen.

Re: Australian War Veteran Dies In Pain

windrake — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:46:47 GMT

RIP brave man. I honour our soldiers. I'm upset at this, very very upset.

Re: Australian War Veteran Dies In Pain

shepherdsrule — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:27:02 GMT

Have seen this, can't watch it again 😞

RIP he is a hero

Re: Australian War Veteran Dies In Pain

debra9275 — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:41:58 GMT

😞 that's so wrong. I don't know what else to say, it shouldn't happen that way

Re: Australian War Veteran Dies In Pain

not_an_eloi — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:31:59 GMT

argument 'ere is for the right to die choice.

who is kevin broadribb, works in an environment which

favours the yay side of the argument

http://au.linkedin.com/in/kevinbroadribb

Re: Australian War Veteran Dies In Pain

tasfleur — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:39:08 GMT

It's so very sad. Why wasn't he offered proper palliative care? .... :_| Rest in peace dear man.

Re: Australian War Veteran Dies In Pain

azureline** — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:46:19 GMT

I don't think it should have any bearing on whether or not he was a veteran, people deserve better than that....his family should have DEMANDED pain relief for him or had him moved to a proper palliative care place. .

Re: Australian War Veteran Dies In Pain

tasfleur — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:43:19 GMT

According to what the son was saying there were quite a few 'demands' made for his father to be treated for the pain and it was ignored until finally, someone took notice.

Fairfield hospital has a palliative care unit on it's grounds, perhaps there were no empty beds at the time, but that does not preclude the poor man being given pain relief exactly where he was .. that's what palliative care is about amongst other things.

I do hope that the Australian health care system, including hospitals, do not go the way of the USA.