BeckyBoo Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 ...anyone else watching? It's an incredibly moving story about euthanasia on BBC1 BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Me. I shouldn't be on here, otherwise I won't watch it properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiepoppies Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I wanted to but OH has got Gordon Ramsay on. Must get a thingy to record on. When I 1st read the headline Beckyboo I immediately thought of your 'Thank you' thread and thought someone had offered you a holiday Jackiex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 Well, I thought Julie Walters was very Julie Walterish to start with, but she got better towards the end. I've sat here sobbing my heart out (but then I'm very tearful today anyway) BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I missed it. I'm going to have to watch it on iplayer.I always seem to be playing catch up lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Absolutely marvellous and terribly moving A very thought provoking subject....and a superb acting performance by Julie Walters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Superb acting. It was far more harrowing than I thought it was going to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alih Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I thought it was excellent too - couldn't stop thinking about Boadicea Overall to start with but it is such an important issue and was very well dealt with in my view - I could barely see for crying by the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I was crying at the end too. Not good with having a cold so was well and truely bunged up. Good job OH wasn't in the room. I must have looked frightful! But back to the prog. It was well acted and I really enjoyed it. Her kids were amazing. It makes you think what you'd do in a similar situation. edited for typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 It was heartbreaking at the end wasn't it I sobbed. Very well acted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGirlsMum Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I cried too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 My best friends uncle had a similar short stay. She was with him. Brought it all back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I've just watched it too. Very moving, I had a box of hankies at the ready . I don't know if any of you saw this BBC news report? From the little you see on that, the TV programme seems to have been very accurate, even down to the reporter playing himself. It was also very moving. What a brave woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I've just watched it too. Very moving, I had a box of hankies at the ready . I don't know if any of you saw this BBC news report? From the little you see on that, the TV programme seems to have been very accurate, even down to the reporter playing himself. It was also very moving. What a brave woman. The three children had a lot of input as well I believe? - that must have been so difficult for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I watched this last night and I had tears rolling down my face by the end. I watched the newsclip this morning. I really don't know how they had the strength to seem so 'normal' whilst they were in Switzerland. I don't think I would be like that, I would be so emotional. But then I suppose they have seen what this disease has done to their mum and seen their dad suffer from another terrible disease. I wouldn't want a loved one of mine to suffer but I really wouldn't want to say goodbye. A very good performance from Julie Walters and the rest of the cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnrob Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 We've just watched this, having recorded it last weekend. By the end I was sobbing with tears streaming down my face. I knew what the programme was about and I know what the 'ending' would be; I didn't expect it to affect me as much as it did. I can only echo what other people have said about the superb performances from all involved and about the courage of her children, both at the time and with their input into the programme. Every so often, something comes along that 's worth the BBC licence fee in its entirety; this was one of those programmes. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillus Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 (edited) I only watched this yesterday but was deeply moved by it. I have an Aunt with PSP and she is now too far gone to be able to state her views on what she might want. She is exceptionally well cared for but has difficulty swallowing , could choke to death at any time and requires assistance to do everything. She used to be a vibrant happy person but now is just a shell. It is time the law was changed to allow people to decide how and when and where they wish to die. It was so sad that Dr Turner had to go to Switzerland where the laws are more liberal, decent and the people more humane. As she said if you had a dog suffering like this you would put it down. Edited February 1, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I'm so sorry to hear about your aunt Jillus. It must be so sad to see her so different from how she used to be. My mum has said to me for years that she would rather someone shot her than let her suffer with a debilitating disease or old age if she couldn't do anything. Trouble is if it came to it I wouldn't want to lose my mum. Its a terrible thing that we let humans suffer in this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillus Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I really would not wish to lose my aunt either but I know in my heart that the life she must be having must be wretched. I do believe in the sanctity of human life but that life has to have some quality. I would rather remember my Aunt as she was, than how she is. All spark gone, all smiles gone, no expressions, nearly all emotions away. Unable to communicate, but she can still cry tears and that makes me so very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 We've just watched this, having recorded it last weekend. By the end I was sobbing with tears streaming down my face. I knew what the programme was about and I know what the 'ending' would be; I didn't expect it to affect me as much as it did. I can only echo what other people have said about the superb performances from all involved and about the courage of her children, both at the time and with their input into the programme. Every so often, something comes along that 's worth the BBC licence fee in its entirety; this was one of those programmes. Rob I also recorded it and watched it the other night...like you Rob, I was in floods despite knowing what was going to happen. Magnificent acting from Julie Walters as always and from the others too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
