My body my choice. I don’t want to live in pain, dementia, Alzheimer’s etc.
@Thepoetrycookervideo
19 күн бұрын
Exactly. I have had several NDEs in the past year and a half. I actively want to live and am fighting for my life, however if I get to a certain point in my health I fully want to have the autonomy to make active decisions and I want my family not to suffer or witness a traumatic decline. Sometimes these things are as much about protecting others as they are about protecting ourselves, and so bodily autonomy is as important to our individual liberties as it is to the well being of our community.
@Stephanie-vd1oo
21 күн бұрын
I agree with you. It should be a legal choice.
@Brandella299
21 күн бұрын
I have terminal cancer, and have been told I am looking at a slow painful death. Nothing terrifies me more. I’m not afraid of dying. I am afraid of the pain. I would do this if I could.
@zoebowler5664
20 күн бұрын
I’m so sorry 💔
@babyboo906
20 күн бұрын
I'm so sorry ur in my prayers n ur family as well.😢😢❤
@lauraallen661
20 күн бұрын
I am so so sorry to hear this. I lost my Mom last year after 6yrs of fighting. Idk if this will help or not, but it's really the chemo & radiation that are the worst. When she decided to stop treatment, we got her a hospice bed & they are really good about giving u plenty of morphine & whatever else u might need to be comfortable. She was not in any pain at all & she just went to sleep one night & didn't wake the next morning. I feel weird telling u this, as if it's something to look forward to. I know how devastating it is. I'm still not okay & don't know that I ever will be. I miss her everyday, but the way that she left this world & went to the next, I will never regret. Again, I am so sorry. Also, I have no idea about the details of your diagnosis, but consider getting a second opinion. When my Mom was 1st diagnosed, her doctor told her she only had months left. Then she went to MD Anderson & lived for 6yrs & most of them were pretty good considering. It was only that last year that she was just really tired & couldn't really do much.
@ruthcarol1009
20 күн бұрын
You are not alone. And a person left to their own devices could batch the job, or look like they had a bad moment and lost their minds. I want to sign up for that pod. e
@iMaGiNaTiOnWpAsSiOn
20 күн бұрын
I’m so so sorry 💔
@eddypaul8959
21 күн бұрын
How dare strangers force someone to live in excruciating pain and run up millions of dollars of costs family wl have to pay.
@lindseyirish8068
20 күн бұрын
100% agree
@reneecaballero9624
19 күн бұрын
Unless they're married, they can't force anyone to pay someone else's debts.. this is a huge lie and of course debt collectors, etc aren't going to tell people that they're not legally required to settle any deceased debts.. Unless it's property taxes obviously and you're keeping the property, but other than that if you're not a cosigner on any of their accounts with debts, they can't legally force their children to pay them off... period.. ❤
@spenney84
16 күн бұрын
I can’t like this comment enough!
@lesliefortie8347
21 күн бұрын
I believe this is a personal choice and it is nobody's business. My husband has stage 4 terminal cancer and is doing well right now but we have discussed this for him when the time comes. Unfortunately, our state doesn't allow this but Oregon and Vermont now allow non-residents the option, with some caveats. It is not an easy discussion and we haven't made any decisions but I have told him since he was diagnosed that I would honor any decision he makes. I am not against it at all but it is a terribly sad conversation to have as is the conversation about hospice and end of life care. It is hard enough without having everyone else's opinion to deal with.
@reneecaballero9624
19 күн бұрын
You need to make sure that your state can't hold you accountable or charge you for it, especially if you're his medical POA... I would absolutely look into that first, but I agree, we should be able to decide if we want to continue to live with a terminal illness that causes us immense pain and a slow death.. watched my mother go through it, and thankfully hospice was amazing and managed her pain.❤
@Momshack31
21 күн бұрын
I agree with you. I took care of my mother who lived with us for several years due to strokes. My grandmother a few years later for same, stroke. My mother-in-law that after her cancer treatments did not work, lived with us. Pass 2 years, my husband, COPD, his wish was to stay at home, he passed Feb 6th. At the end of my mothers life had to take her to hospital due to not eating, they put a feeding tube in her, After coming back in her room from making some calls she had pulled the tube out of her nose. Said, please, I'm done, let me go. Hardest decision I ever had to make in my life was letting my Mom go. With that said, being a caregiver 4 times, seeing what each went thru, I never want to put my family thru the pain of a long illness/disease. The government should not be making any decisions regarding our bodies.
@kikikazoo484
21 күн бұрын
@AikoFox
20 күн бұрын
I am so sorry and have gone through something similar with losing 4 family members this year alone. My experiences are eerily similar to yours in alot of ways, and again I am so sorry and agree with you. The government doesn't care about the pain of our loved ones or us and only give the so called "comfort care" measures. This has broken me in ways I never thought could be broken and the grief has felt unbearable most days. When you hear a person who is aware of everything and know whats happening to them and say that they are done and are forced to suffer until the end even with all of the "comfort care" measures and still in excruciating pain with anxiety through the roof, I don't understand why they aren't allowed to have control over ending things in a fast, peaceful way. I hope that you are doing ok and have support.
@GeriatricMillennial83
21 күн бұрын
Why can’t people just mind their own business🙄
@sunstar9209
21 күн бұрын
@@GeriatricMillennial83 💯
@Creativeambitionz_LLC
21 күн бұрын
This is a touchy subject, but it is definitely worth talking about
@RachelARBlack
21 күн бұрын
2 years ago, my father was coming to the end of his life and I had moved into his beautiful home to care for him. In South Australia the law for this type of thing had recently been passed. Dad asked me to help him and contact whoever I had to contact to make it possible. I made all the phone calls and despite it being passed in parliament, it wasn’t available until the January and I was asking in the July. And once the January came, there were many tests Dad would have had to go through, before a decision for his suitability was made. So, it was all a bit of a disappointment as he was ready to go and I was ready to support that. It turned out he died a month after his request of me, and passed away with a beautiful smile on his face. I certainly agree with your thoughts on this topic.
@dezireeroy2229
20 күн бұрын
As a chronic pain patient it should be our choice.
@trixietrx2346
21 күн бұрын
Was it Georgia who just did this to someone on death row? Without the capsule. I am with you on this. We offer this to our pets, and should be able to control our own bodies. That sounds like it was a lovely way to go. I hope this is legal when it's my time.
@trixietrx2346
21 күн бұрын
@@NicoleRasmussen-jf6el Oh, I read about him, I didn't realize he was executed too :( I'm sorry, no I'm referring to Alan Miller in Alabama, actually I just looked it up. But yeah, I have issues with death sentences and well, I don't want to start arguments about that.
@NicoleRasmussen-jf6el
21 күн бұрын
@@trixietrx2346 apologies, I wasn't aware of the case you referenced. So sad all around. Nothing but love on my end. Sorry if you felt I was being disrespectful.
@trixietrx2346
20 күн бұрын
@@NicoleRasmussen-jf6el No, not at all, because I also heard of what you spoke of and that was wrong in so many ways I just didn't want the two to get confusing. No worries on my end and I am horrified that that death sentence was actually carried out, I wasn't aware that it was. It's all just so sad.
@Heliophobic
20 күн бұрын
The horrible thing about what happened in Georgia was that they've executed TWO men this year by nitrogen hypoxia. I remember hearing about the first one before the inmate was executed because proponents of the death penalty were talking about how cruel the method is and they were shocked that the death penalty had come to this. It's not entirely surprising though because a lot of drug companies don't want their medicines used in lethal injection cocktails so they stopped supplying prisons with them. Because of that, some prisons have decided to start playing games with prisoners lives and theorize about new methods that could work. The autopsy of Kenneth Smith, the man executed in January, concerned the coroner because it showed that he DID suffer and that it maybe it wouldn't have been so bad if he had at least been sedated. Can you imagine that this prison is using a method where someone is lying there, unable to breathe, gasping, and they aren't even sedated? Apparently that's okay. You would think they would have learned their lesson and have sedated Alan Miller. Nope. I guess sedation won't be part of the protocol. It's better for them to kick, buck and squirm in agony. (Before anyone says anything about prisoners not deserving empathy, the eight amendment of the constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment) I read a book in the 90s that detailed every death penalty method and exactly what they do to the body and the lethal injection section alone made me very anti-death penalty.
@claudialevesque6993
21 күн бұрын
Several months ago, I decided to choose The Last Resort for making the end of life decision (if needed) in the future. It has given me much peace of mind knowing that I have this option. I lived in Switzerland, so being familiar with my surroundings would also be rather nice. I am livid over the recent arrests; as one of your viewers so rightly said: "why can't people just mind their own business."
@personincognito3989
21 күн бұрын
Please please read this.I treated palliative patients in hospice for almost 7 years. I am a palliative certified medical professional. Please stop believing these anecdotal reports of what happens. Firstly, nitrogen can make you defecate and vomit while you're still awake and breathing it in feels similar to a heart attack. In Canada where I'm from we have maid and it is a whole dynamic misconstrued can of worms. We need to do a psychological assessment on a patient prior to their death however the problem is that the manager of the hospice or hospital or a nurse, who is not a psych nurse does the assessment. Our nursing managers in Canada have become a shitshow because now you don't need to be a nurse to be a manager. So passing the psychological evaluation checklist can be very subjective to the person giving the test to the patient . For instance, we treated a woman in hospice for 4 months who was very confused yet when our manager did the psych eval she passed the test. In fact she did not want maid but her family wanted it so they could sell her house and go to Reno. This is a true story and I'm a real person. I have hundreds like this. As in the hospice we have over 365 deaths per year. We have many drugs in our toolkit that we can prescribe for a patient to ease their emotional or physical pain while dying. I'm not going to lie and say they work every time but I'm going to say they work 98% of the time to make the patient comfortable. I've heard both sides of this argument and have training in it. I could say more horror stories but the last time I put it on KZitem people didn't believe me. There is no dignity in dying. Because 1 minute you're Mrs Smith then the next minute you are rolled and shoved ( because your body is floppy after death) into a plastic bag and zippered up. With a tag on your wrist and your toe and a tag on the outside zipper and then you are brought down to the morgue and pushed into a tiny refrigerated rectangle box. In Canada, we give drugs through IV to kill the person and if they go quietly we call it a peaceful death. There is zero dignity in death. Because in the end healthcare workers just treat you like a number and call you "the body" Research the details of what is done during an autopsy, again there is no dignity and death. Because of my belief system I have never participated in this and in Canada I'm able to say I'm a conscientious objector. Everybody please stop romanticizing this because it is a horrible sad thing and in the end we all end up in a plastic bag in the fridge. Please do not believe anecdotal reports of what happens- I was there, I lived it I breathed it and I'm just giving you the soft version this is the tip of the iceberg on nightmares that happen. Thank you if you read to the end. Bee healthy
@lrod070
21 күн бұрын
I do think there has to be dignity when a person dies. Once you are dead you don't feel. My mom suffered screaming until the end. That right there is not humane and I definitely think that she deserved dignity when she couldn't even go to the restroom. She was the strongest woman I have ever seen and to die the way she did was horrific. So death and dignity goes hand to hand in my opinion.
@08jerrilyn
20 күн бұрын
Thank you for this!
@jennfontan188
16 күн бұрын
thankyou for writing this......
@Gail9202
21 күн бұрын
I work as a hospice nurse and I can’t tell you how many families want to selfishly keep their loved ones alive because they aren’t ready to let them go. It’s so tragic to watch these patients suffer and since the family has POA, the patient can’t do anything about it.
@karanj931
21 күн бұрын
If people have a broken tv they discard it and no one bats an eyelid. But when someone's mind or body is broken and they live with 24/7 mental and/or physical pain and they decide to discard their life, everyone loses their mind. It's selfish to expect someone to live with 24/7 pain so that we don't have to think of them every now and then and feel sad. I'm all for these pods. Painless for the person who has had enough and no traumatic scene of the event for someone else to deal with.
@JohnTorres1987
20 күн бұрын
Hello apple, meet orange.
@08jerrilyn
20 күн бұрын
I agree but I also worry about people wanting to go this route because of economic status or a bout of really bad depression. It should be heavily regulated imo
@karanj931
20 күн бұрын
@@08jerrilynI'm a disabled pensioner and 8 can't afford the medical treatment each week that I need. I'm depressed because I'm in chronic pain and instead of trying to fix the issue, the specialists throw pain killers at me. So then I become a depressed person in chronic pain. But I think it should be available to anyone who wants it. It's their life, they should be able to do what they want with it whether they're of sound mind or not.
@emmaberkowitz823
19 күн бұрын
@@08jerrilyn I might get cancelled for this, but look up Adam Maier-Clayton. Although I believe it would need to be exercised with the utmost care and caution. I believe death with dignity for someone with extreme depression that is prolonged and therapies and medications have not been helpful etc. I’m not convinced this is any different. It is still pain,suffering and illness.
@Julie-si3hi
21 күн бұрын
Yes its controversial. As a society we dont talk about death and what it implies, peoples wishes,wills,power of attorney etc..My husband has stage 4 terminal cancer,its horrific. If he wanted and it gave him dignity then i would support him....im a nurse and support him either way x nurse jukie on ytube is good for hospice advice. Also as a nerd it looks like spocks chamber! There needs to be a huge amount of care. Its tricky if people have MH issues.
@susanwright1931
21 күн бұрын
I typed out a whole rant, then deleted it. I was one of my daddy’s caretakers. This should be an option the second hospice is mentioned. What do people think hospice is? They aid in dying. Why drag it out. Why make them suffer? Why make the people who love them most pray for their death to make their pain stop? It’s usually the same “pro-lifers” who want babies born to let them go hungry and without access to healthcare and resources once they get here. Until you sit there and live it, hush. And even if you did, bet your loved one would choose dignity. Why make them suffer for a short amount of time because you are selfish? It pi$$es me off. I agree 100000000% Britt. People need to mind their own.
@nataliegist2014
20 күн бұрын
Exactly
@britt4130
21 күн бұрын
The scenes that families have to deal with when someone chooses to do this at home is absolutely traumatic as hell. Your life is your own and I also believe in ending it with dignity. The only time this gets kinda tricky are when people claim to have terminal mental health issues. It’s just another complicating factor and honestly I go back and forth on my thoughts in those cases
@stacywalker1402
21 күн бұрын
I understand, I battle serious depression. My feelings are so mixed.
@laurenssss
21 күн бұрын
💯 if one of my loved ones made this decision i would try to understand, as painful as it might be, and support their decisions. Because that's what it is- their decision. Great video Britt.
@redwoodrebelgirl3010
20 күн бұрын
As a sufferer of severe chronic illness & chronic intractable pain, which only worsens as I age, as does my terror of homelessness, hunger, neglect, vulnerability, & becoming prey, I want this option, too. I'm only getting sicker, in more pain, poorer, & more vulnerable. I want to go out on MY TERMS, rather than starvation & the elements, &/or being prey for some sadistic psychopath, on the street.
@alirpa77
21 күн бұрын
I’m a long term care nurse and for years I’ve watched people live out prolonged suffering so I’m all for people having that choice. Having said that, I’m also a deeply spiritual person and believe that every moment of life has purpose. These people have affected me many times in many different days and enriched my life. Teaching me life lessons, and continuing to have growing/learning experiences even when their lives seem “worthless ( idk if that is the right word?)” So I don’t know if I could choose it myself, but I’m all about people having the right to make decisions for themselves. It’s a touchy subject. And should definitely be discussed/debated more.
@bornstandin
21 күн бұрын
Jfc... I can handle a discussion about suicide. I can't handle the use of the nonword, "unaliving."
@sunstar9209
20 күн бұрын
Totally agree. Algorithm or not, there are other ways to discuss such a topic without using made up words.
@Lavend3r_tears
20 күн бұрын
YT will flag her video. Instead of criticizing what would you have said? What words are acceptable to you? Because if you say a word and someone else says jfc, why are you saying this? I can't handle that. Can you imagine trying to make everyone happy? So Britt uses the words everyone uses so people know what she is talking about instead of a big word salad.
@sunstar9209
20 күн бұрын
@@Lavend3r_tears there is a lack of creativity if she can’t think of another way to discuss a topic so sensitive that it requires sign in. There are dozens of ways to say it without using an insensitive made up word or using “word salad”. Sounds like you either haven’t been personally affected by this topic or your urge to defend a stranger on YT supersedes your capacity for empathy. May you never have to experience this feeling.
@Lavend3r_tears
19 күн бұрын
@sunstar9209 the commenter specifically says they are ok with the suicide part but not the use of the word unaliving. You totally agree. So don't even try to use that against me. For you to also assume I've never been affected by suicide is also braindead. So it wasn't the suicide you had an issue with and then agreed, I won't let you act like something is a trigger when you specifically stated it wasn't.
@sunstar9209
19 күн бұрын
@@Lavend3r_tears the thing I take issue with is mocking something like suicide by repeating a fake word for the sake of YT attention out of a lack of imagination and perhaps English language skills. And you want to imply that someone is braindead? Again, good luck to you.
@kristy-m4b
20 күн бұрын
I totally agree. I’ve been dealing with chronic illness for 10 yrs, have been through many surgeries, endured a lot of trauma from our corrupt medical system, so I can understand why people would want to use these pods. I also watched 2 friends die, slow, painful deaths from cancer and it was heartbreaking to watch them suffer so much. It’s legal to euthanize animals for humane reasons, but not for humans. I’m not sure what the difference is/as someone that loves animals anyways.
@dangerous.victory
20 күн бұрын
I like this idea because I personally would not want to suffer from cancer or any other illnesses for that matter. I also wouldn’t want my family to see me suffer.
@newenglandcoast-b4p
21 күн бұрын
Brave video; important topic; handled with respect and tact. 👍👍
@riakendall8610
20 күн бұрын
Thank you for bringing this up Britt. I am a non ambulatory wheelchair jser, I live in chronic pain, I want the right to choose when and where, without my family dealing with the DIY scenario. ❤
@rainingonyourcharade
21 күн бұрын
It’s super hypocritical to advocate for the “my body, my choice” only until it becomes inconvenient or uncomfortable, at which point some proponents conveniently abandon the principle altogether. Let people decide for themselves!
@lisasmith7
21 күн бұрын
If terminal I believe it is your choice. Take care ❌️ ⭕️ Luv the pup.
@BeMoreAwareGodWatches
21 күн бұрын
My brother in 2022 ended his own life by gun. He was chronically depressed and the SI would never go away, I guarantee he would’ve signed up for that pod in a heartbeat. I say that, because in his suicide journal entry, he was worried that it would hurt. That breaks my heart that even though he was scared, he was in so much pain that he didn’t care. This topic touches my heart and my life very deeply. I’m a part of a club that I never asked to join. And the list of questions that I have for my little brother I will never get to answers to.
@myown_muse0731
21 күн бұрын
This is a GREAT conversation to have. My mother had advanced heart disease and after 20+ surgeries (vascular related) and the amputation of both legs above the knee her doctors wanted to do more surgeries to prolong her life. She refused and called us to say she was tired. She asked me specifically if I was mad at her for ‘giving up’ - her words. I told her of course not because I wasn’t the person who had to endure it all. I asked her to hang on long enough so that I could see her before she went home for eternal rest. It took about 24-36 hours after she refused an exploratory surgery to pass peacefully. These should be personal decisions.
@christinashelton5957
20 күн бұрын
I’m completely all 4 this, it’s my body, my pain,& my life so ultimately it’s my decision. I have considered this myself due 2 living w/chronic back pain 4 years w/no help jus left sitting 2 suffer. I don’t wanna have shots in my spine that wear off & make ur pain even worse than b4. Due 2 my choice 2 not allow drs 2 force me in2 a treatment I don’t want. I’m all 4 this & feel like we should have say in our bodies, after all those drs don’t live in my body, I do & it sucks & hurts living in pain w/out any type of relief AT ALL. It’s literally driving me insane tryna deal w/contant pain daily.
@simona_ab
20 күн бұрын
For now, I'm 51 and in good health, but I KNOW my end will be my decision and only mine. Unless accident, or something similar. I'm all for bodily autonomy and a dignified end. Greetings from Italy ❤🇮🇹🇺🇸
@ShibaInumom
20 күн бұрын
I’m on the side of the person or persons for whom the decision will matter. I’m for choice. 👍🏻
@lindseyirish8068
20 күн бұрын
I agree with way you Britt, no one should be able to make this choice for them if they are of sound mind and suffering with a terminal illness.
@tnt8106
20 күн бұрын
If I was terminal I would want that choice!
@zoebowler5664
20 күн бұрын
I’ve never understood why we let our pets pass pain free but we have to suffer. I do believe that there should be strict guidelines for the procedure though. I watched the woman who raised me waste away in excruciating pain. I wanted better for her 😢
@Heliophobic
20 күн бұрын
I've always agreed with this, even when Dr. Kevorkian was still alive. People with terminal illnesses should be able to go on their own terms, with as little pain as possible. There's a short film on KZitem I saw recently called After This that was about this very topic and it really stuck with me. We can all only hope that we'll never have to make this decision, but it should still be legal here, in every state.
@AllisonInTexas2024
21 күн бұрын
I agree completely. I'll never understand why people are so concerned about nothing that affects them. Every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. If they're not hurting anyone else, people should have complete autonomy. Period.
@CathyHanna
21 күн бұрын
Happy 👍☺️👍 Friday, Y'all. I absolutely agree with you! 💯% We should all have the right to pass with dignity on our our terms. 🤷 There's also a pill you can take as well, but it has to be given by a Dr. That's how I'd like to go, rather than prolonging the inevitable. 🤔 Y'all have a beautiful ✨️ blessed 🙏 weekend ahead. 🫶
@luluherzog8738
21 күн бұрын
If yo u can go with dignity,then why not? You can opt out of drawn out suffering,access serenity and peace,say proper good byes ,close your own book,tie loose ends,bring sense of closure to your loved ones by being able to talk and thoroughly explain,…….our body can become so debilitatingly unliveable vessel due to -illnesses- and you and all around you knows the end is coming;I see nothing wrong with opting for a dignified comfortable option to signe out. Loved ones will be at peace as a result,it will be an overall peaceful end for all involved,so I SUPPORT IT❤❤❤❤
@nickhill577
21 күн бұрын
Watching my Mum pass from cancer, in distress, given morphine at the end is no different except who Decides when and where.
@emmaberkowitz823
19 күн бұрын
I know I am going to get push back for this opinion because when I initially heard about this I was horrified. I remember hearing about a young man named Adam Maier-Clayton who was an advocate for medical assisted suicide for extreme mental illness. My first reaction was absolute horror and fear. However, the more I’ve thought about it with nuance I actually think there is a case to be made for it In Adam’s case he had struggled with mental illness since he was 8 years old and tried countless medications and therapies with no success, he advocated for medically assisted suicide for himself but because it was not granted he sadly took matters into his own hands. Now do I think this is very case by case basis. YES. But as a person that believes in bodily autonomy when it comes to abortion, medication, exercise etc. in my opinion I don’t think just because the idea of someone’s life ending by their own choice is uncomfortable it shouldn’t be a one size fits all…
@lrod070
21 күн бұрын
I agree with you 💯. My mom suffered with a terrible terminal cancer and she died in agony. I always thought that that right there was criminal and inhumane. For a person in bed agonizing and screaming in pain until the end is the most horrific experience that they can go through. People deserves dignity when they pass.
@SelfAwareOne
21 күн бұрын
Glad I live in a Right To Die State! We treat our pets-animals better than terminally ill - dying in pain humans💔
@corenasalyers7288
21 күн бұрын
I hope you don’t get cancelled over this. It’s good to get this out. My oldest brothers mother in-law was terminally ill and had been for a long time and there was no more hope for her. She lived in Washington state and she did the pill thing that un a lives you back in 22 or 23 Think 2023. It’s not up to me to make that decision. Think it’s up to each person individually. You never want to suffer or put family through it all. Don’t think ppl can answer that question unless they are going through something. Thank you for sharing this Britt ❤
@denisedengel-payne1347
19 күн бұрын
Yes I will. Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. No cure. But I am in my 9th year of this. And when my PetScan shows that it has traveled to my brain. Then I will be starting the final preparations. I want to be at home. I plan on a pre memorial party. Laughter, singing and everything in between. I don’t want a bunch of people around me when the time comes. I have seen one to many pass the slow way. I just don’t want that for myself or my loved ones. I live alone and have been alone, with carrying family and friends close by So I for one agree with you. I want dignity. Not diapers or hospice. Just people that I know who love me. Thank you for sharing this. 🙏❤️
@Melissa-y2u
20 күн бұрын
I can’t believe people think it’s in their power to decide how people leave this world. Very similar to men that believe they should dictate abortion laws to women. It’s truly mind boggling .
@maximumeffort78
21 күн бұрын
I live in a state that affords me the right to Death With Dignity care. I also have an appropriate diagnosis for this to be an assessment on the horizon. It’s a 3 medication cocktail you are prescribed and self administer. I have a plan to have a beach gathering and pass where I’d like to vs rot away on hospice. My choice is VERY informed based on my career. It is not suic*de. It is NOT!!! DWD is a right for a person in active dying process to take control, minimize suffering, allow for autonomy after so much has been stopped away. It’s a final act of love… just as we afford our animals! See what I’ve seen in my clinical career and tell me a patient should not to have this right! Live with the diagnosis I have, my outcome, the declining trajectory, a failing body with a bright mind, and tell me it is best for me to wither away sedated and on narcotics. Is that compassionate!? I can tell you, I know death very well, and it is rarely death that a person (me) fears, it’s all of the horrible sh*t in between here and there. Why not control the timeline? I AM SO THANKFUL THIS OPTION IS AVAILABLE TO ME!!! @radiantbritt let’s be cancelled together!
@RachelARBlack
21 күн бұрын
@@maximumeffort78 thank you for sharing this and your points are rock solid. Lived experience in the decision making process truly makes your reply incredibly valid. I wish you and your loved ones the best going forward.
@imjustanasshlesometimes3488
20 күн бұрын
I lost my mom recently. She was one of my favorite people ever. Watching her suffer, emergency surgery after emergency surgery.... it really affected me. My mom was sick prior, but her passing was unexpected. I had been her power of attorney for years. I knew her wishes and what she'd want in case I had to make decisions for her .15 yrs ago, she became septic, on life support, in a coma, and doctors were bullying me at 22 yrs old to take her off life support. I knew she was still in there and advocated for her. Doctors really need to respect the decisions loved ones are making without bullying, saying horrendous things (one said, "Only way she's getting out is in a body bag"). Afterward I brought my mom to that doctor. She asked him if he remembered her. He said no. Then she reminded him with the body bag comment. His jaw hit the floor. She told him he was a disgusting excuse of a human who couldn't show kindness to a 22 yr old making the hardest, life altering decisions they ( I) ever had to. Then she flipped him off and walked back to me. Normally she'd never give someone the bird, but I had been hyping her to do so lol. She was 45yrs old at the time.... not much older than myself. I was so incredibly proud of her. Anyway, my point is I 100% agree with dying with dignity. Let that person feel like they still have a little bit of control in their life. Thanks, Britt. Love the discussions. Klarissa
@SashaAlonso_PricklyElder
20 күн бұрын
No yelling from me Britt. Brave choice to talk about this ❤
@JenZ727
21 күн бұрын
I really don’t think it’ll catch on. People like to leave a note rather than telling people they plan to do that.
@petyachakarova
20 күн бұрын
My brother in law passed two years ago at the age of 39 from terminal cancer. It was slow and painful death and he was a shell of himself for months. It was horrible for my sister to watch him fade away every single day. She has been traumatized by this horrible experience for life and he actually was in so much pain, he raised the subject of taking his own life several times. Eventually he died in a hospice in her arms and she will never forget the picture of him standing up in his bed and staring at her taking his last breath with eyes wide open. That really causes a lot of pain to everyone around and i completely support the capsule!
@milkdud9503
21 күн бұрын
Coming from a history of working in vet med, i have seen the dignity, beauty, peace, and closure that all can come with a well planned dispatch. It always baffled me that this same courtesy wasnt extended to our own human counterparts.
@MonsteraUnderTheBed
16 күн бұрын
I’m traumatized as a family member/caretaker who watched from 5 my grandmother moan through tubes for years as vegetable with Alzheimer’s, my uncle who went from being a “manly” sheriff to a quadriplegic who couldn’t talk and only could roll his eyes up and down for 20 years! At 42 he had a massive stroke- everyday he would sign with his eyes to get his gun. My mom who had prolonged kidney failure who was in and out of hospice 3x and would beg God to let her die. That just happened 2 years ago. I 100% agree with the pod, and will seek my own way out. It’s not fair that our family members get a more torturous way than capital murderers. Good for you to bringing awareness. I knew about the nitrogen process. I’m sorry for anyone that arrested. They did a good deed
@lauraallen661
20 күн бұрын
I'm all for this!! Not only am I a nurse who has seen way too many people live miserably & tell me they would rather be gone, but I just lost my Mom a little over a year ago due to cancer & luckily when she was ready I honestly think she willed it because she said she wanted to go & after all the family came & had their turns to sit by her side & say their goodbyes, she went to sleep & didn't wake up. She didn't linger or suffer, but if that had been the case I would've liked for her to have had that option.
@eddypaul8959
21 күн бұрын
I totally agree. Luckily Switzerland is only a few hour plane ride for me and England is my country or residency so no problem.
@Sizzle_74
20 күн бұрын
I support it. Watching my mom suffer and eventually pass from dementia and watching my elderly father be her caretaker well into his late 80s was enough for me to know I support this. Although I always have. I know for a fact that my mom would have chosen to go that way instead of the tragic way she did.
@donnaoklok9105
21 күн бұрын
I heard about another type of program located in Switzerland. The person can choose to administer their own dose of medicine with their family present (or not). Hearing this as an option gives me a sense of ease - I don’t want to live as a burden on others, in pain, or unable to interact with the world. Seems like grace to bow out when the time is right, when you choose!
@RebeccaLunsford-qe2kt
21 күн бұрын
I respect your opinion Britt i really do. And in some cases I believe people who dying and are in pain should have that choice. Because i don't want anyone to suffer in pain and have to live like that intil they die. But i cannot lie and say I'm not iffy about this pod and the people behind it. Honestly some of what this company is doing is turning a profit so people can k themselves. I hope these people vare but if they are a company they are making a profit. And i do think some people will use this as a means to commit s. And while i agree the decision is ultimately up to the person who is terminally ill. But if a person is thinking about ending their life i would hope family intervention would come into play I don't want to see anyone yse this as a means to commit s.
@Godessofwisdom
21 күн бұрын
This is definitely something that would ease my mind when it comes to me and my moved ones suffering is just inhumane waiting to go in pain 😢
@spacegirlfriend42069
17 күн бұрын
My husband is a cancer nurse and he sees terminal patients. He used to do a lot of hospice care, ane he is a firm believer that people should get to die with dignity. Sometimes a terminal diagnosis can take very long to claim a life, and sometimes there is a long period of intense pain there. He has believed for a long time that the patient should be able to opt out of that pain, so to speak. I think people who oppose the "right to die" concept dont fully grasp how terminal illness works. My husband says he sees a lot of families of terminal patients who dont understand when the doctors say theres nothing that can be done
@beingme6249
20 күн бұрын
I agree 100%. If I'm terminal, why would I put chemo poison in my body to prolong the agony for everyone?
@stacyn.
21 күн бұрын
I don’t think the person should end their life unless they’re going to definitely die. I never want to die and I’m not in the best health.
@CurlyR
21 күн бұрын
I agree with this for so many personal reasons.
@CopperHeadPrincess
21 күн бұрын
I agree with you 100%. This is compassion at the highest possible level. Dignity in death is something people who are dying absolutely worry about.
@marialam13
21 күн бұрын
I whole heartedly agree. The option to die with dignity should be a right for anyone who would meet the “qualifications”. I want to be able to make my own choices for my own body and my life♥️
@ninnin261
21 күн бұрын
I’m all for it. It should be a person’s right to decide. I cared for end of life patients for many years, and I saw an awful lot of pain and suffering. I pray to God always to take me fast when He’s ready, because my worst nightmare is living through the hell I watched so many people I loved live through before death. I know suicide isn’t considered acceptable from a religious standpoint, and I’m sure I would fight with that if I were faced with the decision, but I do believe in the right to choose….and I don’t think they should make it so expensive that the average person can’t possibly afford it like they do with many such things.
@paulafamularo5001
21 күн бұрын
I watched my husband die of Multiple Myeloma. He spent a year in pure agony, and in the end it was up to me to make the decision to let him go. I know that he fought for our children, and I, but would have chosen to self exit many months before he passed. I believe, as a human, and a medical professional, that we are the architects of our destiny. I feel like this pod will give people the choice to say I’ve had enough.
@iRAAARI
20 күн бұрын
Assisted dying is a big issue at the moment here in the UK (laws to be discussed in parliament). People go from the UK to Switzerland for this but the current issue is they’re having to travel before they are ready so they’re physically able to get there, and also when families return to the UK they’re being prosecuted for assisting them in travelling to Switzerland for this. Dame Esther Ramsden is advocating for law change here at the moment.
@tiffanyshanley1419
21 күн бұрын
Agree with you 100% Britt
@Silviaexcuchuflus
20 күн бұрын
Hi, Britt!!! Not cancelled at all, even though my opinion about this matter differs not 100% but greatly from yours. What really annoys me is that we can’t call things by its name… I admire you for bringing this and other conflicting conversations to the table 😘
@MissMoni83
20 күн бұрын
I applaud you for your bravery in sharing such a serious topic along with factual information. I agree with your thoughts in this video. Despite my religion, I do side with those who wish to die with dignity....
@annettewieselquist8186
20 күн бұрын
Agree 💯. When their pain and suffering is unbearable, that they have to go through and the families who grieves for them, I definitely support their decision. Thank you Britt, for this very important info.
@cindykeenon2744
21 күн бұрын
Thank you for covering this topic. Really no different then hooking up a hose to the exhaust of the inside of a car in a garage. Seems like a very peaceful and human way to unalive yourself if you are suffering from an ailment that’s going to take you out anyway. Push a button and go to sleep peacefully. Prayers your channel doesn’t get taken down for this subject I appreciate your honesty on the he topic you cover.
@stacyrussell460
20 күн бұрын
When my father was diagnosed with dementia, he & my mom consulted with a lawyer to go over medical options for when things got bad. My Dad wanted a say in things while he was still able to do so. He opted for a DNR & morphine at the very end. As much as his fading away saddened us, I knew this is what he wanted. If he had chosen this pod in Switzerland, I would have done some research before agreeing with him. Ultimately, it's the choice of the individual.
@kajunheart871
20 күн бұрын
Your research for your content is always so amazing Britt. This one is interesting in itself as not only the subject but this new method. My Daddy used to tell me at a very young age he’d tell me where he had put cyanide pills in the event he couldn’t take care of himself I was to get them for him. He joked about it to me as I got older. Strangely enough, he had a complete physical,angiogram and all the Dec. before his 69 Birthday,he was fit as a fiddle is what he told us. The morning after his 69th in February, he was alive when my step-monster got out of bed to go shower and still in bed when she went to make coffee, when she returned he had fallen out of the bed wrapped in the blankets and cut his chin pretty good on the bedside table. He was gone. She did no autopsy,what would it change. I think in my heart my Daddy had been told something was wrong with him and the last thing he wanted is to be cared for by anyone else. Ii is everyone’s choice either way if they want to go, why not with dignity. ? Or at least a decision on how they go.
@teijaflink2226
18 күн бұрын
My only concern is that disabled and sick people would be pressured against their will to do this to not be a burden or because they can't afford medical care, specially in US
@tm58649
21 күн бұрын
This is actually really interesting to me, thank you for starting this conversation.
@ChaosTheoriesLuxe
16 күн бұрын
"My body, my choice" shouldn't just be for certain medical procedures. It should be broad and across the board. Like the statement.
@emmascottagecorner
21 күн бұрын
I think this is one of those things that is really important for people to *actually* consider. The reality is that people are still going to take their lives in certain cases, and this is so much more humane for the loved ones and the individual. I think there should be significant screenings and boundaries, but I don’t think that writing it off as a rule is the solution.
@angelwingstn3392
20 күн бұрын
I completely agree with you Britt. I watched my father suffer and die from cancer and I think if he had this choice he would have taken it.
@christinecole6565
21 күн бұрын
I don't think anyone should have to suffer through the end of their life if they don't want to.
@Gc8jules
20 күн бұрын
I am for this, my bofy my choice
@snarkylibrarian645
21 күн бұрын
I agree. If someone would rather go out peacefully and painlessly instead of it being prolonged and horribly painful, they should be allowed to make that decision. It's their decision. We have no right to make it for them.
@TRUECRIMESPTV
21 күн бұрын
We are currently on assisted self-unaliving in my Bio-Medical Ethics class. The arguments against it are riddled with fallacies and outright falsities.
@sharihazlett3774
18 күн бұрын
If you have a terminal diagnosis, you should be allowed to. It is sad that in the US, we can't
@Heda568
20 күн бұрын
If I was terminal I would want this. I believe we all should have the choice ❤
@stacywalker1402
21 күн бұрын
Exactly, I can’t imagine living in pain,
@furball192
21 күн бұрын
Thank you for having this hard conversation
@wild_gypsy_rose
21 күн бұрын
I am all for preventing suffering.
@statusdisarray9598
20 күн бұрын
2:54 agreed 100% it is part of my long term plan if needed.❤
@kristinenoffsinger5138
21 күн бұрын
Yeah, I agree with you! My family and I watched my 39 year aunt die. It was 3 days from cancer. She was and is still my favorite. God always takes the good ones early. 😢❤ but yeah I feel if people wanna make that choice they should be able to esp bc its their body. I've always asked ans wondered why this wasn't aloud but now it might be? I think it's a good idea. My aunt went through hell.
@tjadenmade0470
21 күн бұрын
It's our choice, while we have free will. My mom passed from cancer and she's didn't want chemo or radiation treatments. Had the best 9 months with her, I spoiled her. Don't be selfish, its not about you its about the loved ones. Give them what they want.
@NinjaMaxHaven13
21 күн бұрын
Well, if i was suffering a terminal illness that i could not recover from, then i would opt for the pod. Someone else shouldn't decide for me.
@tommygunn6901
21 күн бұрын
If Britt gets canceled, we riot
@claudiabothma
21 күн бұрын
Our pets are allowed to pass on without prolonged suffering. What is humane about watching anyone suffer for months or years. There is no quality of life, just agonising pain and a slow process of deterioration until it ends. That is tantamount to torture! I feel laws should be humane and human rights aren't infringed in taking away our choices and quality of life.
@pbm5903
21 күн бұрын
We have medically assisted ****de in Canada. I very much support it, as long as it's not a choice made because there isn't enough support, housing, services for people in crisis.
@hollyerorabaugh4406
20 күн бұрын
100% pro Death with dignity. Let me go. Ty Britt
@spenney84
16 күн бұрын
I totally agree with you. I think it is ableist if the people who dissent don’t have a disability or live with chronic pain day in day out. To make things worse, most of us are told that we have to “deal with it” and are not allowed adequate pain relief because of the people who have abused medications that work for some of us but have been abused by others. I should know. I have undergone a double-blind infusion test to determine which pain meds reduced my pain levels, but I am not allowed them because of the opioid crisis. I am now on alternative therapies, mainly medicinal cannabis, but that means I can’t drive and have to depend on others for transport, and pay an exorbitant amount of money for my medications. Every which way, I lose. So if I do get cancer, which I’m guessing I will cos everyone seems to be getting it at some stage plus a genetic component, I’ll be going out on my terms if it’s terminal. Bugger anyone who think they have a right to tell me to live in pain!
@joannem6878
19 күн бұрын
The issue I have is that eventually someone else will decide when and how a person should die. Take the issue of AB where it was a shameful and secret procedure women would have, even in states where it was legal and done "safely". There's always a slow progression to where things increase to a point that people no longer see the moral issue in it. With this procedure we now see women, even celebrities, bragging and celebrating that they had this procedure done. That said I can see a time where the terminal patient no longer has the choice but is told by medical and family members that they must do this. I would never judge a person who chooses this pod, my concern is if they were coerced or it being forced upon them.
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