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https://www.meaction.net/2023/02/22/starvinginnhshospital
Sami Berry with severe ME left to starve to death by NHS Hospital
Sami Berry with severe ME left to starve to death by NHS Hospital
It shouldn’t be possible to die of starvation in an NHS hospital, but that is exactly what will happen without immediate intervention for a woman in the UK who is at this moment fighting for her life in an NHS Hospital. Multiple failures by the medical system have brought her to this point.
Sami Berry is no stranger to illness or hospitals. Her initial experience came as an employee of the NHS and then as a patient living with multiple debilitating illnesses including epilepsy, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), and severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
Sami is very concerned she is going into intestinal failure and is at immediate risk of joining those with severe ME and complex chronic illness who have died under the negligence of the NHS. Maeve Boothby O'Neill, Merryn Crofts, and Sophia Mirza are three recent examples.
Sami desperately needs immediate intervention from a specialist who understands her complex chronic conditions. She cannot continue as she is and she is not getting the help she needs now.
The complex chronic illness communities have mourned too many losses. We will not stand for one more. The NHS should and can do better.
*MEAction has been in contact with Sami and her family to ensure we are up-to-date on her care. Late last week, #MEAction sent out a press release to help apply pressure on the hospital to get her the care she deserves. We have received interest from a few major press outlets and we are hopeful this will help to bring about the attention and care that Sami so deserves. Help us demand Sami get life-saving care by sharing this article on social media and with UK press.