Blog 359 — Honouring Margaret and Our Wedding Vows Making Sure Margaret Could Die Written 12 September 2026 Covid lockdowns had started when Margaret had her 70 th birthday on 29 March 2020. Cafés and restaurants were closed, but Audrey had a caravan and offered coffee and cake beside Glenelg Beach. This photo shows Margaret and her then best friend, Ann Ryan, drooling over the chocolate cake. * * * At about 3.00 am on a Tuesday in August 2023, I had to make a terrible choice. Margaret was still alive because the machines would not let her body die. The doctors said there was no hope; there was nothing more they could do. Did I want the machines to keep Margaret alive? They could keep her body going, but the pain would never go away and she would never be able to really live again. What did I want to do? I gave the order. Turn off the machines. Let my wife die in peace. Margaret was dead by 3.16. I had honoured my wedding vows. I wished...
