"The Donegal man had never been outside his home county and had never been away from his wife before he was transferred to Galway University Hospital for a lung biopsy that could not be carried out in Letterkenny."
"The report noted that the man 'started to die' in intensive care at GUH, and was 'clearly distressed' by the fact that he was away from home."
"The palliative care team also secured a bed for him at Letterkenny University Hospital, where another patient volunteered to move to a trolley to make room for him."
"As the helicopter took off, they left the door open so the patient could feel the wind."
A 96-year-old man was airlifted from Galway University Hospital to Letterkenny to fulfill his wish to die at home. He had never been away from his wife and was distressed in intensive care. The Defence Forces facilitated the airlift on humanitarian grounds, and a bed was secured for him at Letterkenny University Hospital. He was accompanied by a junior doctor and arrived to a warm welcome from his family, passing away peacefully shortly after reaching home.
Read at Irish Independent
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