POL SCI 179 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Palliative Care, Palliative Sedation, Brittany Maynard
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I"m not afraid of death, but i"m afraid of suffering, since i will die anyway. bm. After their wedding in 2012, she started getting bad headaches. She endured a 12 hour surgery, but was told she"d only live 3-5 years. But 2 months later, they saw it was actually much more aggressive 6 months. Chemo would have slightly extended her life but also made it horrible. It"s not only the pain, but certain tumours can have lots of different potential symptoms (ex. Ca may be progressive, but it"s 20 years behind on this one. Diaz & maynard moved all their stuff from san diego! She went hiking in alaska, and he picked up her prescription. The prescription is a sleeping medicine not euthanasia. The patient must be able to independently consume it. She now had an option the tumour couldn"t beat. The conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
