Wendy Duffy was aware that she was leaving us as debate over the Assisted Dying Bill was reaching its end in the House of Lords, and that her story had been a hugely important one. Controversial, too.
The long march of feminism has taken many forms, but has any other historic victory been celebrated with a cheeky Nando's, before a dash home to relieve the babysitter?
What an image. No wonder it went viral. A woman in a burka strides across a parliamentary chamber, face and body entirely concealed, but legs - and high heels - very much on display.
What made me feel truly sick was that the bully who posted this cruel picture was my own daughter, Emily. Sadly, this sort of behaviour towards me was not an isolated incident.