A Fight for Life Consumes Both Mother and Son
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The writer Susan Sontagâs death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.
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In a neat, red-brick house behind closely-drawn curtains in the Liverpool suburb of Walton, a mother, two brothers and a son could only wait, in despair and anger, for news to end their torment.
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A man whose family has been hit by tragedy speaks of how he and his brother tried to save their brother's life.
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Mother of 15-year-old boy who died when he was restrained by guards is considering legal action.
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A 31-year-old man is given life in jail for stabbing to death the mother of his child during an argument.
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Scott and Jill Stimell faced an agonizing choice: they could watch their child die, or pursue a drastic and painful treatment.
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A 3 1/2-year-old boy at the center of a three-way custody battle was handed over to his biological mother, leaving the couple who had been raising him since his birth in tears.
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A mother who lost most of her belongings in an apartment fire begins to rebuild a sense of family life for her sons.
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DALLAS -- When Patty Jacobs's 33-year-old son, Jeff, died in a boating accident in March, she was thrust into a major and immediate financial decision that most Americans are unprepared for -- purchasing funeral services.
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TAMPA, Fla. - After being dealt a blow by the Florida Supreme Court, the family of a brain-damaged woman at the center of a bitter right-to-die case still has several legal options as they try to save her life, their attorney said Friday.
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A twin boy survives in the womb despite attempts to end his life to save that of his brothers.
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A mother says her critically-ill son had to wait two hours for an ambulance  to be transferred to intensive care.
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Medical advances are forcing more patients and families to confront ever more grueling choices about living and dying.
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The mother of one of three County Armagh boys who have ended their lives describes her heartbreak.
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The winning brother doesn't want a rematch. The emotional toil of facing his younger sibling is just too much to take.
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A terminally ill woman's religious fast unto death in northern India causes controversy.
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CLEARWATER, Fla.  - The parents of a severely  brain-damaged woman had another legal setback on Friday in  their fight to keep their daughter alive against her husband's  wishes.