I visited the hospital regularly, bringing cookies and offering support to his girlfriend, who is also in the program. During my last visit, I unknowingly arrived at the exact moment doctors began withdrawing life support. I had no idea it was going to happen and witnessed the kind of raw grief that comes in moments like that. Afterward, I hugged his girlfriend and quietly left.
Maureen Slough's decision for assisted suicide in Switzerland was communicated to her family via WhatsApp, leaving her relatives unaware until after her death.