Husband reveals why he slept in same room as wife's dead body for six days
Death is such a taboo in our society that no one wants to talk about it
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Russell Davison was heartbroken after the death of his wife. He reveals how he slept in a room with his wife’s body for six days after she died.
After a 10 year battle with cervical cancer, Wendy Davison died in Derby last month at the age of 50.
“I did not want her body to go to a mortuary and I want to challenge attitudes towards dying,” said Russel Davison.
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According to Derbyshire Coroner’s Court, it is legal to keep a body at home and Mrs Davison’s general physician reported her death.
Mr Davison said death is such a taboo in our society that no one wants to talk about it.
"I did not want her in the mortuary or handed over to a funeral director, I wanted us to take care of her ourselves at our family home, have her in our bedroom so I could sleep in the same room," he further added.
The couple decided to pursue a natural approach to Mrs Davison’s healthcare after she was diagnosed in 2006.
"We were not prepared to hand her life over to doctors. We wanted to do our own research and do the very best job we could to keep Wendy alive," he said.
Their approach included refusing chemotherapy and radiotherapy which extended Wendy’s life "by a very long time."
Mrs Davison had only six months to live in 2014 so the couple decided to travel across Europe.
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Unfortunately, their trip was cut short as Mrs Davison’s pain became harder to bear.
Even though she received hospital care at the Royal Derby Hospital, the pair decided she would be taken care of by family at home where her body would remain until her cremation.
She died on April 21. Mr Davison said, “"Wendy died very peacefully, fully sedated, in no pain, in mine and Dylan's arms with our ever faithful dog Elvis snuggled up right next to her too."
This article originally appeared on BBC
After a 10 year battle with cervical cancer, Wendy Davison died in Derby last month at the age of 50.
“I did not want her body to go to a mortuary and I want to challenge attitudes towards dying,” said Russel Davison.
Man tries to gouge out eyes of ex-wife’s husband
According to Derbyshire Coroner’s Court, it is legal to keep a body at home and Mrs Davison’s general physician reported her death.
Mr Davison said death is such a taboo in our society that no one wants to talk about it.
"I did not want her in the mortuary or handed over to a funeral director, I wanted us to take care of her ourselves at our family home, have her in our bedroom so I could sleep in the same room," he further added.
The couple decided to pursue a natural approach to Mrs Davison’s healthcare after she was diagnosed in 2006.
"We were not prepared to hand her life over to doctors. We wanted to do our own research and do the very best job we could to keep Wendy alive," he said.
Their approach included refusing chemotherapy and radiotherapy which extended Wendy’s life "by a very long time."
Mrs Davison had only six months to live in 2014 so the couple decided to travel across Europe.
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Unfortunately, their trip was cut short as Mrs Davison’s pain became harder to bear.
Even though she received hospital care at the Royal Derby Hospital, the pair decided she would be taken care of by family at home where her body would remain until her cremation.
She died on April 21. Mr Davison said, “"Wendy died very peacefully, fully sedated, in no pain, in mine and Dylan's arms with our ever faithful dog Elvis snuggled up right next to her too."
This article originally appeared on BBC