Moderator Fiona MacDonald (†67): She announces her own death on Instagram

Her story moves you to tears. The Australian TV presenter Fiona MacDonald died at the age of just 67. She announced her tragic death herself on Instagram.

She fought until the end, but in the end she had to admit defeat. Australian television presenter Fiona MacDonald died on Wednesday (October 2), aged just 67, after being diagnosed with a rare motor neurone disease almost three years ago. In MND, parts of the nervous system become increasingly damaged. This leads to muscle weakness, often with visible muscle wasting.

MacDonald, who appeared on Australian TV in children’s series such as “Wombat”, announced her death on Instagram. On Thursday (October 3rd), her sister Kylie shared a final message that the 67-year-old wrote for her fans and followers shortly before her death. Among other things, she described the painful course of her illness and revealed that after the diagnosis she “slowly starved to death” and “became increasingly weaker.” “I also got terrible back pain because my muscles didn’t support my body,” says Fiona honestly.

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Fiona MacDonald has now published several family snapshots on Instagram in which she can be seen beaming next to her sons Harry and Rafe heartbreaking words: “Farewell, my friends. My sister Kylie is posting this because I’ve left Earth – hopefully I’m looking down from a cloud. Last night marked the end of a very hard few months. It was very peaceful, the boys and Kylie were with me “To say goodbye. Although I never wanted to die, the thought of leaving my tortured body was a relief.” The presenter honestly added how bad the last few times have been for her: “The last few months have been hard. I couldn’t swallow normal food and the tube feeding that was supposed to feed me didn’t work because my intestines couldn’t take any of the many protein drinks It went straight in and straight out again.”

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Finally, the 67-year-old revealed that her black humor initially helped “in the first few years of this journey,” but it eventually turned “into despair.” Fiona added: “After much deliberation, I made the decision to stop all medical assistance and ultimately go to hospital to receive end-of-life palliative care. When you love life as much as I do, it takes a lot of courage to make decisions that lead to farewell.” Despite the great sadness, she addressed her fans with encouraging words: “Let’s not talk about saying goodbye, because I hope to see you again on the other side.”

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