“Phillip Kuykendall Statesville, North Carolina, 63 y.o. man, an active member of society and a hobbyist. His doctor refused to prescribe medication for his painful disease. After a stay in a hospital, where he went to have his pain disease assessed, he was discharged without pain medicine. His brother, who was involved with helping him obtain pain control, went to Phillip’s home on December 29, 2016, and found him dead.” ‘“He took the last, and only, relief he thought he had left,” said a person familiar with the situation.’