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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Aletha Adu

Families and MP share heartbreaking stories of loved ones who died alone

A Labour MP joined grieving families to open up about the trauma his dying father experienced in hospital, without having his loved ones beside him in his final weeks.

Dan Carden said he could have lost his dad weeks after he was diagnosed with lung cancer last February if it wasn't for his mum by his side.

He spoke alongside heartbroken families and the campaign group Rights for Residents who gathered in Parliament to highlight why they want the Government to enshrine the status of an "essential caregiver".

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