Say hello to Sonia Deleon, a woman with a real zest for life, who loved singing & dancing. She also had some learning disabilities. 
Sonia spent much of last April in & out of hospital, testing positive for Covid at one stage. She unfortunately died of a heart attack. Her sister, Sally-Rose, says the family only found out that a do not resuscitate decision was on Sonia’s medical files after she died.
“We had no consultation,” says Sally-Rose, “we would have disputed that and we would have said ‘we don’t want that in place’. At no point were we told that had taken place.”
The hospital insist they spoke to the family - to Sally-Rose and her 85 year old mother. “I can’t describe the love my mum has for Sone. There is no way she would have agreed to that being put in place, absolutely no way.”
One do not resuscitate decision cited ‘learning disabilities’ as a reason for the DNR, which breaches NHS guidelines. “I felt Sone was written off,” says Sally—Rose. “I just thought it was morally & ethically reprehensible. It just shocked me to the core.”
In a statement, @MSEHospitals, said “The do not resuscitate order was agreed with Miss Deleon’s family. She was treated appropriately based on assessments by clinicians”. They said the ref to learning disabilities was an “individual error” & that another DNR was relied on.
You can read Sonia’s full story here or watch our #bbcnewsten report bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
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