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Vivienne didn't get to say good bye to her husband, who passed away in a hospice.
'My husband was really struggling and getting quite frightened and I was getting exhausted. It was very frustrating. I wanted to help him but I didn't know what to do. I looked on the internet, I looked everywhere for support. I just didn't know what to do.
'I know that Roger wanted to die at home. He wanted me to be there at the end.
'If we'd been at home that wouldn't have been a problem. As it happened I got a phone call to say he'd died already. I wasn't there for him and I felt guilty. Now I feel angry because I know that it should have been possible to be there with him.
'What's he got at home? He's got his own settee to sit on. He has his television he can watch, when he wants. He's got a wonderful garden, with a big view at the back.
'He was much happier when he was in the house and he knew I was with him.'
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