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My mother’s journey through MAID
My mum was the sunshine. She was compassionate and kind, resilient and intentional. A cardiac ICU nurse for over 30…
September 4, 2026
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Clarification about the medications used in a MAID provision
Those who have attended a MAID death – family, loved ones, nurses and clinicians – describe the provision as peaceful, calm and that the person drifted off to sleep.
May 24, 2024
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I live with mental illness. Why don’t I deserve the choice?
I don’t need MAID right now, but someday I might. I’m so rattled by the current discourse on medical assistance…
August 21, 2026
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Ian’s Story: A journey through dementia
Our story began in 2010 when Ian started to forget a few things at work. Some co-workers asked what was…
August 7, 2026
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Remembering Rebecca Luna
Rebecca Luna, or better known as WhereDidBecsGo online, was someone I had been following for more than a year on…
July 31, 2026
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Our mom didn’t have a choice. We want an advance request for ourselves.
Eventually, she was in a wheelchair, forgetting she couldn’t walk. She couldn’t understand how to move herself in her wheelchair. She’d cry for help. She couldn’t use her phone anymore. She’d beg us, my sister and I, to let her die, and ask us why we wouldn’t let her just die. She’s forget when we visited.
July 24, 2026
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He did not choose to die: How MAID gave my husband control over the one thing cancer tried to take away
I have been around a lot of death. For years, because of anxiety and OCD, I wrote down the names…
July 8, 2026
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