High-tech suicide machine makes death a painless, peaceful, optimal way to go

[The_jackalope]

3. My wife received a medically assisted death three months ago

She had ovarian cancer. The legal process is called MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying) here in Canada.

The method was a 3-part IV injection of anesthetics - Midazolam, propofol and rocuronium. It was utterly peaceful and serene. The most pain involved was inserting the IV line in her hand. She was unconscious within 10 seconds, and death occurred in under five minutes. It took place in our living room, and was exactly what we both wanted.

That said, the procedure required medical approval and assistance. One advantage of this approach is that death is virtually certain. Most self-administered deaths have significant room for error,which can leave one incapacitated but still alive. I faced that possibility with her two weeks before the final ending.

I posted the story of her last hours here on the End of Life Issues board:
Memento Mori