Brittany Maynard’s hard choices

How does a person with Stage 4 cancer know when to end life? She doesn't -- and I should know

Mary Elizabeth Williams


"Death – even a death that is planned for – rarely follows an easily predictable path. It is complicated and rife with unforeseen events. And so it is with the impending demise of Brittany Maynard.

In the past few weeks, the terminally ill 29 year-old has become a lightning rod for the right to die movement, thanks to her brave and very public announcement of her decision to end her life on November 1 – a decision she now says she’s revised."

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http://www.salon.com/2014/10/30/brittany_maynards_hard_choices/

I'm happy for her that she feels well enough to delay her decision and that she'll get more time to spend with her husband, family, and beloved dog. I am also glad that she didn't feel pressured to "go through with it" on November 1, just because she'd planned it. I wish her a gentle passing when then the time comes, and peace to her family during this excruciating time.