
Saskatoon man calls for changes to assisted-dying law after wife’s death
David Dunn sat beside his wife, held her in his arms and watched as she slowly died from a drug overdose in their apartment.
Cecilia Bernadette Chmura was 59 years old and, for more than 20 years, had suffered from fibromyalgia, a chronic syndrome that leads to muscle pain.
Dunn said Chmura’s condition had deteriorated in the last five years. Her pain was excruciating and her quality of life was horrible.
His wife of more than 30 years spent hours in bed, sometimes only making it out for supper.