The wife of a man "wasting away" from an incurable disease today added her voice to the right-to-die campaign.
Derek Fry, 58, of Melrose Road, West Mersea, is suffering from motor neurone disease.
Fighting together - Lynn and Derek Fry, who has motor neurone disease, are speaking out for the right-to-die campaign Picture: STEVE BRADING
The fatal disease - it kills the nerve cells which send messages from the brain to the muscles - has taken away Mr Fry's ability to speak, eat and walk.
Lynn Fry, 53, told the Evening Gazette: "He is just wasting away. He was such an active man, he hates being like this.
"We've talked about euthanasia a great deal. If Del could end his life, he would.
"That is why we both support the right-to-die campaign."
Mr Fry, who worked for London Transport, was told he had the disease last June. Since then, he has raised more than £8,000 for charity, including the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association.
Recently, he was made West Mersea's Man of the Year for his charity work.
Mr Fry has a daughter, Lorna, 34, son, Tony, 31 and four grandchildren
Published Tuesday, February 25, 2003
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