Gill Pharaoh, 75, passed away at the Lifecircle clinic in Basel, Switzerland, where she was joined by John, her partner of 25-years. She spent her final hours wandering through the old part of the city, and dining on the banks of the Rhine.
The nurse, who had penned two books on how to care for the elderly, said her career had revealed to her the stark realities of growing old.
“I just felt it was so bleak and so sad. We all did what we could but, for many of those old people, there wasn’t a lot you could do. We do not look at the reality. Generally, it is awful,” she told The Sunday Times before she passed away.
