“I
was 29 years old. I'd been married for just over a year. My husband and I were
trying for a family. In April, I learned that not only had my tumor come back,
but it was more aggressive. Doctors gave me a prognosis of six months to live. Because
my tumor is so large, doctors prescribed full brain radiation. I read about the
side effects: The hair on my scalp would have been singed off. My scalp would
be left covered with first-degree burns. My quality of life, as I knew it,
would be gone. After months of research, my family and I reached a
heartbreaking conclusion: There is no treatment that would save my life, and
the recommended treatments would have destroyed the time I had left.” Read
article & watch video at -- http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/07/opinion/maynard-assisted-suicide-cancer-dignity/index.html
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