Ruth Goodman wanted to spur debate by taking her own life.
At 91 years old, living alone in her Vancouver home, she was not terminally ill. Although she suffered from Crohn’s disease, by most standards, for someone just nine years short of a century in age, she was healthy and happy.
She had just renewed her licence to drive in December. She loved her grandchildren, family and friends, and going to the library to read. She was not depressed, and she was thinking clearly.
But she had made her choice about 25 years ago, shortly after her husband died. Before her body wore out, before she became dependent, before she lost her ability to choose, she would commit suicide. And so in late January, while gathered with family in Vancouver, she told them, “it’s time to write the letter.” Full story...
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At 91 years old, living alone in her Vancouver home, she was not terminally ill. Although she suffered from Crohn’s disease, by most standards, for someone just nine years short of a century in age, she was healthy and happy.
She had just renewed her licence to drive in December. She loved her grandchildren, family and friends, and going to the library to read. She was not depressed, and she was thinking clearly.
But she had made her choice about 25 years ago, shortly after her husband died. Before her body wore out, before she became dependent, before she lost her ability to choose, she would commit suicide. And so in late January, while gathered with family in Vancouver, she told them, “it’s time to write the letter.” Full story...
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