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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose NSW state correspondent

Scott fought for the right to die. Now he hopes he never has to use it

Cancer sufferer Scott Riddle photographed against a dark cloudy Sydney skyline.
Cancer sufferer Scott Riddle joined other advocates for voluntary assisted dying whose efforts helped change NSW laws. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

“When you’re faced with a terminal diagnosis, there are so many things to be afraid of and to worry about. What’s going to happen to your family? And then at some point, your mind turns to what will my death be like?” explains Scott Riddle, a man who, statistically speaking, shouldn’t be alive.

When Sydney-based Riddle was diagnosed with stage-four bowel cancer in 2017, he was told there was a 15% chance he’d still be alive in five years’ time. By then, the eldest of his three children would have been only 10 years old.

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