Have you ever known anyone who used one of the “end of life” services in Switzerland?

[Anonymous]

You know the one. Where they hook you up to a drip and let you pass away on your own? If so how was the person’s experience (obviously if it went well we know how it ended)?

[Anonymous]

Yeah they wrote a yelp review as a ghost

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah they wrote a yelp review as a ghost

How many stars?

[Anonymous]

My best friend met a girl on a dating app and they didn’t click romantically but became good friends… I met her a few times. She did it.

She had a number of health issues - it was always hard to tell which were legit … thinks like chronic Lyme…. But she was deeply unhappy and genuinely physically troubled. Her mother brought her to Switzerland and she did it. She was maybe 32.

She was so unhappy and physically in pain but it was very sad.

[Anonymous]

I know someone who got a demential diagnosis and was in the early-ish stages in his 70s and did it. Sounds like there is a lot of paperwork to ensure that the person is actually consenting.

TBH I will not be riding out the last 5-10 years of my life in some sort of mental or physical decline that bankrupts me and destroys my relationships, so I will be doing this if it feels necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know someone who got a demential diagnosis and was in the early-ish stages in his 70s and did it. Sounds like there is a lot of paperwork to ensure that the person is actually consenting.

TBH I will not be riding out the last 5-10 years of my life in some sort of mental or physical decline that bankrupts me and destroys my relationships, so I will be doing this if it feels necessary.

Me too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know someone who got a demential diagnosis and was in the early-ish stages in his 70s and did it. Sounds like there is a lot of paperwork to ensure that the person is actually consenting.

TBH I will not be riding out the last 5-10 years of my life in some sort of mental or physical decline that bankrupts me and destroys my relationships, so I will be doing this if it feels necessary.

Me too.

Me three.

[Anonymous]

I am praying this is legal in 20 years in the US. Watching my mother deteriorate over the past 9 years suffering from dementia has been awful. And still no end in sight.

[Anonymous]

An old boss of mind did this. Here's an article about it:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/16/hal-malchow-scheduled-death-democrats-00147362

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know someone who got a demential diagnosis and was in the early-ish stages in his 70s and did it. Sounds like there is a lot of paperwork to ensure that the person is actually consenting.

TBH I will not be riding out the last 5-10 years of my life in some sort of mental or physical decline that bankrupts me and destroys my relationships, so I will be doing this if it feels necessary.

Me too.

Me three.

Me four. Even if they make it legal here, dying in Switzerland seems like a peaceful way to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My best friend met a girl on a dating app and they didn’t click romantically but became good friends… I met her a few times. She did it.

She had a number of health issues - it was always hard to tell which were legit … thinks like chronic Lyme…. But she was deeply unhappy and genuinely physically troubled. Her mother brought her to Switzerland and she did it. She was maybe 32.

She was so unhappy and physically in pain but it was very sad.

WtF! Not what I expected to read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am praying this is legal in 20 years in the US. Watching my mother deteriorate over the past 9 years suffering from dementia has been awful. And still no end in sight.

In California if you have a terminal illness you can get pills to do it. I don't know if you have to be at a certain point in your illness, but my SIL's mom did this in 2021.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An old boss of mind did this. Here's an article about it:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/16/hal-malchow-scheduled-death-democrats-00147362

Wow. Fascinating read, PP. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An old boss of mind did this. Here's an article about it:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/16/hal-malchow-scheduled-death-democrats-00147362

This was a beautiful article, thank you.

[Anonymous]

The memoir In Love by Amy Bloom deals with this. Her husband was in early stages of dementia and chose Switzerland. It is not an easy process to get approved but he was able to end his life the way he wanted to.

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Memoir-Loss/dp/0593243943