On the first day, the couple laid in bed together, Peter told his wife that she had been 'magnificent' and that he wished he had bought her more flowers. When he did make the decision, Judy described it was 'the worst eight days of my life.' Judy said it led her to wonder if her husband was ready to die. Shortly before make his decision, Peter 'devoured' a 'lunch of his favorite foods, including bagels, cream cheese, smoked salmon, and sinful pastries.' Judy writes in her piece for the Globe that the couple's Ugandan housekeeper quit when she learned of Peter's decision to stop eating and drinking, citing her religious beliefs. Peter was a member of the Computer Science department of Boston College for many years Peter then began to speak about ending his life on his own terms. 'It was becoming obvious to us both that his ability to function was eroding,' she wrote. Peter competed in the Boston Marathon on several occasions and accumulated 'thousands of miles' riding his bicycle during summer vacations but in later years needed a rollator walker.Īfter a meeting with a neurologist, Judy discovered that her husband, a scholar of computer technology, could no longer count backwards, type or repeat words he was asked to remember. Meanwhile, some of the 10 states that already allow medical aid-in-dying (MAiD) are loosening their rules, cutting wait times, letting nurses join doctors in prescribing lethal drugs, and by letting out-of-staters visit to end their lives. Seven states, including New York, are considering assisted suicide bills in the coming months.
states, permit assisted suicide - in which patients take the lethal drug themselves, typically in a drink prescribed by a doctor. Other jurisdictions, including several U.S. Instead, I swabbed his lips with water, then left the room and wept,' she wrote of her husband's second day without sustenance.Įuthanasia, where doctors use drugs to kill patients, is legal in seven countries - Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain - plus several states in Australia.
I reminded him of his decision and didn’t give it to him because drinking only prolongs dying. 'Peter begged me for his favorite lemon soda.
The couple was married for 53 prior to his passing in October 2021 at the age of 91
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