This week 29 year old Brittany Maynard
decided to end her life through means of a medicine that is available
through a doctor in the state of Oregon. She began speaking for
patient rights after being diagnosed with a powerful form of brain
cancer, glioblastoma, and given six months to live. She posted a
farewell message on her Facebook page.
“Goodbye to all my dear friends and
family that I love. Today is the day I have chosen to pass away with
dignity in the face of my terminal illness... the world is a
beautiful place, travel has been my greatest teacher, my close
friends and folks are the greatest givers...goodbye world. Spread
good energy. Pay it forward!”
Oregon has something called the Death
With Dignity Act. If someone is terminally ill and in the right state
of mind they have the option to end their life. She had to move to
Oregon just to have the opportunity to end her life this way. She
knew what that form of cancer was gonna do to her and decided she
didn't want that or to put her family and husband through that.
