Complex sentence: Ethel revealed she had inoperable cancer and she had come home to the square to die, but instead of waiting to die in agony, she wanted to choose her final moments so she could die with dignity.
Split into simpler sentences: Ethel revealed she had inoperable cancer and she had come home to the square to die. But instead of waiting to die in agony, she wanted to choose her final moments so she could die with dignity.