A mum killed herself on the anniversary of her son's own suicide after taking a lethal cocktail of drugs, an inquest heard.
Susan Perry, 58, took a lethal combination of prescription opioids and other substances after leaving a 'do-not-resucitate' note next to her body.
The heartbroken mum was found dead by police in her own bed after taking her own life on December 23, 2018.
Her son had taken his own life on the same day a year before, reports the Hertfordshire Mercury.
The court heard that following her son's death, Ms Perry told her GP that she thought life was not worth living earlier in the year.
She had not previously made any attempts on her own life but was suffering with a number of medical issues.
Ms Perry was prescribed two opioid pain medications in December, having suffered from chronic pancreatitis, a heart attack that hospitalised her in July, and leg swelling.
Senior coroner Geoffrey Sullivan, who oversaw proceedings, said: "It was clear that she was becoming increasingly ill in the period leading up to her death and she was grieving for her son who had taken his life the previous year."
Mr Sullivan recorded her death as suicide.
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