GP had never seen anyone 'so poorly treated by NHS' after woman died of ME, an inquest heard READ MORE: Families of mothers who died with herpes suing his NHS trust By Jack Hardy For The Daily Mail Published: 17:39 BST, 22 July 2024 | Updated: 17:39 BST, 22 July 2024 e-mail View comments A woman died of ME after her GP warned she had ‘never seen anyone so poorly treated by the NHS ’, an inquest has heard. Maeve Boothby O'Neill, 27, was left bedridden and hardly able to move in the final months of her life due to the severity of her myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Her family believe her death in October 2021 exposed ‘a major systemic failing’ of the health service to both understand and treat severe cases of the condition.
The first day of an inquest into her death was yesterday (MON) shown a letter Ms Boothby O’Neill sent to her GP, Dr Lucy Shenton, begging her to ‘help me get enough food to live’. It said: ‘I know you are doing your best for me but I really need help with feeding. I don't understand why the hospital didn't do anything to help me when I went in.
I am hungry. I want to eat. Maeve Boothby O'Neill, 27, was left bedridden and hardly able to move in the final months of her life due to the severity of her myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) ‘I have been unable to sit up or chew since March.
The only person helping me eat is my Mum. I cannot get enough calories t.