End of life nurse reveals the 'best' and 'worst' diseases to die from READ MORE: Nurse reveals why patients let out a 'death rattle' before they die By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 17:10, 13 June 2024 | Updated: 17:47, 13 June 2024 e-mail 1 View comments No matter the cause, death may seem like it's all the same in the end. However, there may be 'better' ways to go, according to an end of care expert.
Julie McFadden, a hospice nurse in California , revealed on a podcast: 'To me, there are a couple diseases that are the worst.' Julie McFadden, a hospice nurse in California, revealed the two 'worst' diseases to die from, along with the best The conditions Ms McFadden made her list of 'worst' to die from due to being slow progressing and painful, leading to loss of independence The first cause she mentioned was ALS (amyotrophic lateral schlerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The condition is 100 percent fatal, but it can take anywhere from a few years to decades to cause death - and this is usually excruciatingly cruel.
The nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movements gradually deteriorate and, over time, muscles stop functioning, eventually including those responsible for breathing. When this happens, patients often end up choking to death. 'I think ALS is one of the worst,' Ms McFadden said in a TikTok clip from the Problem Solved podcast.
'ALS is really bad. If I ever got ALS, I think I would take medical aid and dying, like I would.
