In our family, we have always been very open about death and dying. We talked about it regularly, which I learned over the years ...

My father's illness came as a surprise to my family and me. It took 4 months to get a diagnosis and when things progressed that ...

Five years ago, my daughter Kimberly chose Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) after a very long, painful battle with cancer. Kim was diagnosed with cutaneous ...

My mother Pat Vincent passed away using MAID on September 6, 2023. While I miss her terribly, I know too that her choosing her time ...

My partner, Russ, passed away using MAID in April, 2022, after a diagnosis 7 weeks previously of pancreatic cancer. His brief but intense illness was ...

My adored husband of 50 plus years chose MAID after 23 years of living with Parkinson’s. He was an upbeat, positive and very funny guy. ...

My mom had an on-and-off battle with skin cancer (located in her jaw) for about 5 years. From the very beginning of her diagnosis she ...

My husband Reid was such a kind, happy, optimistic man. I was drawn to him immediately. At the time of his diagnosis, he was (as ...

My mom passed away with the help of MAID in Abbotsford, BC and I wanted to share her story in the hopes that it might ...

Telling the kids What did you say to the kids? Will he die at home? ...

My beloved wife died on the 1st of September 2020 via MAID. Annie was a passionate artist and she loved her family, and me, with ...

I was Annie’s partner for 31 years and for both of us every one of those years was filled with life, its joys, and ...

I was stunned when my husband, who had multiple sclerosis and lung cancer, suddenly told us prior to the arrival of the palliative care team ...

My Dad died through the MAID program on June 1, 2022. I am Canadian by birth but have lived in Scotland for 25 years with ...

Aaron was my son; my only child. He was 42 years of age when he lost the battle with stage four colon cancer after 18 ...

My Dad died through the MAID program on June 1, 2022. My sister, Fiona, and I live in Scotland and Austria, respectively, so due to ...

Anne Portree March 10, 1919 – November 29, 2019 My mother was a person of strong conviction. I like to think of her as a ...

In 2018 my beloved mother chose to end her life with MAID. There was never any hesitation in her decision - after her congestive heart ...

George, my husband of 25 years, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2015. This disease scars and damages the lung tissue, making it increasingly difficult ...

My motivation to volunteer with MAID Family Support Society is quite personal. In April 2020, my mom took advantage of the medically assisted dying program ...

In early January of 2018, at the age of 65, my very good friend and mentor, Jan, was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The ...

My dad had MAID on October 18, 2019. It was his opportunity to gain some of his dignity back - dignity that had slowly been ...

I have two sisters and we lost our parents within a year of each other; our father first in September of 2020, followed by our ...

In January 2018, my husband Wayne received his Alzheimer’s diagnosis from the Brain Health Center in Vancouver. Thus began our four-year odyssey ending January 6, ...

On the eve of a visit to his oncologist, my father took me aside and told me that I might hear something that would make ...

My mom died from ovarian cancer in November 2018. My dad was incredibly strong and supportive and remained steadfast in her end-of-life journey while silently ...

My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in September 2020, and from the day of diagnosis he knew he wanted to use MAID. ...

I was not surprised when my mom announced to me, after first hearing about MAID, that, “If it should ever become necessary, that’s what I ...

My mom had to deal with a very painful and debilitating disease called hidradenitis suppurativa for over 35 years. She had tried all potential ...

My father, Adrien Langlois, had MAID on June 17, 2024 at 5 p.m. It was surreal and unsettling to have a scheduled date and ...

My father chose MAID to end his suffering. He spent years having doctors seemingly doing their best to improve his quality of life, but nothing ...

During COVID, I became a caregiver to a dear friend during his final months with terminal brain cancer. Although this role usually falls to partner ...

My family and I knew for months that my dad was considering a MAID death, but that didn’t make it any easier when we found ...

Many people have had to accept the loss of a loved one, expected or not, and many have witnessed suffering. I watched as my ...

As soon as my husband Charles knew, several years ago, that he had Alzheimer’s, he let me know he would not die of it. In ...

I have had several opportunities to support various family and friends through their end-of-life journeys. All were very special and profound experiences, but I am ...

As a hospital chaplain in Ontario, I had been privileged to support patients and their families through the MAID process. I considered myself lucky to ...

I live in Alberta, I am Métis, and I have experienced the loss of both of my parents due to lung cancer. They both chose ...