On average, patients were moderately and chronically ill with mild depressive symptoms, poor quality of life, and 20.7 years of illness duration.
"I'd had three years of illness.
He died an invalid after 16 years of illness.
Her younger son, Peter, whom she cared for through years of illness, died three weeks ago.
The cause was pneumonia, coming after many years of illness, his daughter Alexandra Styron said.
Passed away peacefully at home on September 24 , 2005 after many years of illness.
Worst of all, he was a mean old cuss, angry and embittered after years of illness.
His father died in February, in his bed at home after four years of illness.
He showed amazing courage through his years of illness and till the end could still make the pithy observation.
RAND--Sidney, M.D., 81 years old, after several years of illness, passed away on January 10 , 2007
Prevention efforts are aimed not at keeping people alive forever but at sparing them years of illness and premature death.
