Beloved Australian television host Fiona McDonald has died, aged 67. McDonald was known for her work on 1980s TV shows Wombat and It’s a Knockout. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: TV star Fiona McDonald and sister’s road trip to raise money for motor neurone disease.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Three years ago she was diagnosed with motor neurone disease — a terminal illness that attacks the brain’s muscle-controlling neurons. MND kills two Australians every day, with those diagnosed having an average life expectancy of two and a half years. McDonald broke the news herself via a social media message posted after her death by her sister, Kylie.
“Farewell my friends,” McDonald said. “My sister Kylie is posting this because I have left the building. “Hopefully I’m looking down from a cloud.
Last night brought an end to a very tough few months.” Her death was “very peaceful” with her boys and Kylie beside her, McDonald said. “While I’ve never wanted to die, the thought of leaving my tortured body was a relief,” she said.
“The last few months have been tough. “Unable to swallow normal food, the tube feeding that should have sustained me didn’t work because my gut couldn’t tolerate any of the multiple brands of protein drinks. It went straight in and straight out.
“I have been slowly starving, growing weaker and weaker. I’ve also developed terrible back pain because my muscles aren’t supporting my frame. “The black humour tha.
