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Wife of Quebec man who chose assisted death describes ER stay as coroner’s inquest opens | Globalnews.ca

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Normand Meunier , a quadriplegic, spent four days on a stretcher in the emergency room at Saint-Jérôme Hospital , northwest of Montreal , in January 2024 .

He developed severe pressure sores during that stay, a complication that ultimately led him to choose medically-assisted death.

" The last two weeks of his life were unbearable," his wife Sylvie Brosseau said.

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