A man whose life has been "destroyed by cancer" is so desperately ill and lonely he believes he should have the option to terminate his life.
Stephen James Davies, 62, says his pain is so bad, his life is "worse than a nightmare". He struggles to walk to his Roath kitchen as three paces leaves him gasping for breath. The most he can manage is to take a taxi to Cathays graveyard where he likes to go and sit in the peace and quiet or a short trip to City farm with friends. There he sits on a bench and watches the birds.
"I'm basically suffocating to death here," he said. "I'm getting pain in my body it's worse than a nightmare. I'm living this dreadful life, I have no autonomy, I'm getting worse. I'm thinking about dying every day. I'm worried that I could end up being bedridden for years."
