Assisted dying for ME/CFS: Kim Linke’s final months
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Kim Linke battled ME/CFS for years, a condition that some doctors still do not recognize.
- She later sought assisted dying and died at age 25.
- Her parents recount the suffering she experienced in her final months.
Kim Linke spent years fighting an illness that some doctors still do not recognize. Later, her struggle became a fight to be allowed to die.
Linke had ME/CFS, a condition that shaped her life and left her facing prolonged suffering. She was 25 when she died.
Her parents describe what their daughter endured until the end, including the path from trying to live with the disease to seeking assisted dying.
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Originally published by Der Spiegel in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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