Author Archives: john graham

“The ‘Benefits’ of Assisted Suicide”

Posted on January 17, 2012 by john graham

Much has been written about relaxing the law on euthanasia since the publication of Lord Falconer’s report proposing a change of the law on assisted suicide. The report advocates allowing assisted suicide of terminally ill people, obviously with their considered consent … Continue reading →

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“Cowardly Inaction”

Posted on January 15, 2012 by john graham

There are now almost daily reports in the press about the failures of our social care system for older people.  It is no longer a disaster waiting to happen, it is a catastrophe unfolding before our eyes:- Report after report … Continue reading →

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“Dignified Death”

Posted on January 12, 2012 by john graham

Within days of writing a sceptical piece on Euthanasia (see “Dying to Meet You” dated 5th January), I read a thought-provoking article in the Daily Mail on the 8th December written by Geraldine McClelland and published after her assisted suicide at … Continue reading →

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“Seafood on the Menu” 2

Posted on January 8, 2012 by john graham

One of my very first blogs was about research designed to encourage people in hospital to eat more SEAWEED…….. which didn’t seem like too good an idea at the time.  (See blog in the archive dated 1 May 2010). Now nearly two … Continue reading →

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“Dying to meet you”

Posted on January 5, 2012 by john graham

I have written several times about my apprehension with regard to the growing pressure in this country to ease the rules on assisted suicide.  (See earlier posts by clicking on “The Slippery Slope” in the Tag Cloud). Much is made … Continue reading →

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“Southern Cross – Post Mortem”

Posted on January 3, 2012 by john graham

For most of this year I have been writing about the Southern Cross residential care provider and its painful and slow demise.  See all the earlier posts in the TAG CLOUD by clicking on “Southern Cross”. The pain was felt … Continue reading →

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“Post Script”

Posted on January 1, 2012 by john graham

I can’t remember now what prompted me to start writing about the postal service, other than the fact that Royal Mail remains a lifeline of contact for many elderly people who have not and never will, master e-mail. (See earlier … Continue reading →

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“I like to be in America” 2

Posted on December 29, 2011 by john graham

Eating out in America is the thing everybody does.  Food is cheap, service is good and it all comes fast with fries.  There are restaurants on every corner with homespun names like Wendy’s, Denny’s, Bob Evans, Perkins and Arby’s. Then … Continue reading →

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“I like to be in America”

Posted on December 27, 2011 by john graham

This blog was written while on a holiday in America and it is interesting to observe the differences between the UK and the USA.  In some ways they are ahead of us and in some ways behind.  Neither is automatically good … Continue reading →

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“Vulnerable Grey Market”

Posted on December 22, 2011 by john graham

It is over a year ago that I last wrote about some of my concerns about the selling of mobility equipment to vulnerable older people.  (See There is vast potential for this market to be preyed upon by unscrupulous salesmen. … Continue reading →

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