Assisted Suicide is dying with dignity

What is it?

What is "Assisted Suicide"? It's 'Dying with Dignity', Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) .  Beyond being the cure and from what I understand, a person makes a personal decision at any stage of their MS'ed up or otherwise afflicted and potentially imprisoning body and whatever life they lead at that particularly sound minded point in their lives and realize the only escape is death.  It is the only cure for MS in 2019.  Well, providing they meet the criteria in the link I posted above.  You cannot set it up in advance for it to be done if things get worse.  In the past, it was illegal to commit suicide even if the person was unable to do it themselves the person assisting would often be considered a murderer by many and the law, or worse if the person survived.  Self monitored suicides often resulted in the person living much worse off then previous too, costing much heartache and health care costs.  But it is deeper than that.  I can only imagine that to be the end of things.   I have yet to see this discussed at the Patient Voices Network, but I am sure it will "arise",  All patents will have this as a personal decision  in the back of their minds perhaps.  But talk to your primary care doctor (*including at "walk in clinics") found in many places in Northern BC and elsewhere who can direct it from there.

What is the procedure?

I honestly have no idea at the moment.  I can only imagine.  This is Canada wide too.  As I wrote above, then posted the first link and verified, a visit to a Primary care doctor is step one.  Beyond that is I assume a series of appointments with mental health persons and other "life management" professionals and specialists.  This link from Northern Health may better explain it.  It also contains contact information from a doctor trained in the procedures local to our health authority.  They may be able to provide local contact info if from other areas.  The Prince George Multiple Sclerosis community has had the first 2 persons who chose this way to go.  We were sad to hear of the first one, a free sprite named Patricia Irwin.  I had a personal connection to that person and do miss her.  No mater what the cause, death is hard on the survivors.  We often only hear about the end and the cause.  This is another end to a life with Multiple Sclerosis in Canada though.  Better to do it "professionally" I feel when walking and rolling or strolling in front of a semi is not on option.  Control your life and your end with style and dignity, just like an MS'ed up life should be.  I may get a story from a person I talked to who was speaking on behalf of the second one I learned about, Mrs Jennifer Werk in August 2019, which will update this post.  Stay Tuned!