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<\/a><\/p>\nEighty-two-year-old Margaret Bentley is an Alzheimer\u2019s patient <\/a>at a Fraser Health nursing home <\/a>(Maplewood House) that is spoon-feeding her against the former nurses wishes, expressed in her living will<\/a> long before she became ill.<\/p>\n Her family has filed a lawsuit alleging the feeding violates the patient\u2019s rights and constitutes. The Supreme Court of BC lawsuit is anticipated to set precedent as it should clarify end of life rights of patients and the obligations of health providers.<\/p>\n (Related:\u00a0Alzheimer’s Disease Improved by Exercise, University of Maryland Study Shows<\/a>)<\/p>\n Bentley\u2019s daughter, Katherine Hammond, said her mom would have never wanted to become a right to die \u201ctest case\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel terrible that this part of her life has been made public, but on the other hand, my mom would want to see this issue addressed. So my hope is that we can move from a place of sadness to one of a lasting legacy,\u201d Hammond said, adding:<\/p>\n \u201cEnd of <\/a>(more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Eighty-two-year-old Margaret Bentley is an Alzheimer\u2019s patient at a Fraser Health nursing home (Maplewood House) that is spoon-feeding her against the former nurses wishes, expressed in her living will long before she became ill. Her family has filed a lawsuit…<\/span><\/p>\n