A month ago I wrote a post with a very similar title Disappearing in plain sight – the lives and deaths of learning disabled and autistic people outlining my concerns at the constant and regular denial/erasure of learning disabled and autistic people having anything close to appropriate scrutiny following their deaths. In it I mused […]
I was in a sweltering coroner’s court yesterday in Chelmsford, Essex for a Pre Inquest Review Hearing touching on the death of Paul Spearing. Paul was 41 when he died in November 2023, after choking on a chocolate croissant at the care home where he lived. I was unable to attend previous pre-inquest hearings but […]
Two weeks ago I reported on the conclusion of Nonita’s inquest, you can read that post here. Nonita has stuck with me since. We’re told, repeatedly, to ask for help if you’re struggling with your mental health – Nonita did that. She raised her concerns with pretty much any adult who’d pay attention to her […]