The Australian reporter Iain Finlay passed away at the age of 89 on Tuesday (6) at his home in New South Wales, Australia, after battling amyloidosis, a rare disease that can affect the kidneys, heart, and even the nervous system.
Finlay passed away alongside his partner and children. The Australian reporter, who worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), suffered from a rare disease called amyloidosis, and his organs were completely damaged.
Amyloidosis causes the accumulation of amyloid proteins in the body, which can affect crucial parts of the body, including the nervous system. There is currently no cure.
The reporter chose euthanasia even though he had signed up for a clinical trial to treat amyloidosis.
“There’s no doubt this is an attempt to control the aspects of death, to make it happen at a specific moment when your family can be present,” he told ABC.
“It’s going to be very traumatic for them, I suppose, maybe more than for me,” Finlay said.
His partner, Trish Clark, for her part, said she wasn’t nervous, but “I hope I can stay on my feet tomorrow and the day after.”
“Before he left, he said how privileged he felt to be able to choose how he wanted to go, at home, surrounded by family,” his son Sean wrote in an Instagram post.
Iain Finlay leaves behind Trish Clark, his 60-year-old partner, and his children, Zara and Sean.
The reporter began his journalism career in 1956, covering the Melbourne Olympic Games for United Press.
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