{"id":215533,"date":"2019-12-17T14:05:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T20:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=215533"},"modified":"2019-12-17T09:39:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T15:39:34","slug":"father-daughter-left-die-disability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/father-daughter-left-die-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"UK father says doctors left his daughter to die because of her disabilty"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to her family, 31-year-old Holly Redworth had every right to live. But they claim that right was denied simply because she had Rett syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes physical and cognitive impairments. Redworth was admitted to William Harvey Hospital in Kent, England for low oxygen levels about eight months ago. When she stopped breathing, no one took any action to resuscitate her, and she died.<\/p>\n

Redworth’s father, Roger Redworth, spoke to the Times about the horrific experience and said they were never consulted before the medical staff at the hospital issued his daughter a do-not-resuscitate, or DNR, order. \u201cWe were all in shock. One minute she was there with her eyes open, and the next minute she stopped breathing,\u201d he told the Times<\/a>. Five days before she died, the DNR was put into place without consulting the family, citing the fact that Redworth had a learning disability, asthma, epilepsy, and was obese, saying attempting to save her life would be \u201cinappropriate, unsuccessful or not in the patient\u2019s best interests.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThat order said her life was not worth saving,” Redworth said. “She lived life to the full. At Christmas she pulled about 50 crackers. I used to help her, hold her hand, and everybody took their turn.”<\/p>\n

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