Deceased
Jean Marrie Meuleman
Demographics
51y, female
Coroner
Coroner Audrey Jamieson
Date of death
2025-08-03
Finding date
2026-02-03
Cause of death
Complication of Parkinson's disease
AI-generated summary
Jean Marrie Meuleman, a 51-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease, died of natural causes (complication of Parkinson's disease) at home in Warragul on 3 August 2025 while under palliative care. She had been admitted to hospital in May 2025 for severe faecal impaction with pseudo-obstruction and subsequently refused medications. By July, she was on home palliative care with daily nursing support and commenced on a syringe driver for comfort on 31 July 2025. The coroner found no evidence that care provided by disability support provider Bright Access or clinical staff caused or contributed to her death. This case represents natural disease progression in a patient with advanced Parkinson's disease receiving appropriate end-of-life care.
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