From article:
A mother in Canada was horrified when she discovered that her son had made an appointment to kill himself with the help of a doctor.
The incident shines a light on how Canada’s assisted suicide program has spun entirely out of control.
On Sept. 7, Toronto resident Margaret Marsilla logged in to her 23-year-old son’s email account and discovered that he had applied for permission from the Canadian government to be killed. A doctor had approved the request and scheduled the murder for Sept. 22, Common Sense reported.
Marsilla knew that her son was depressed, but she didn’t know he was contemplating suicide.
He had diabetes, a history of drug abuse, and had lost sight in one eye. The latter appeared to be a tipping point for the young man, and he applied to the government’s “medical assistance in dying” program to end his own life.
An email confirmed that the procedure would entail two drugs, the first to put him in a coma and the second to stop his muscle movement and his ability to breathe. He would then die of suffocation in his sleep. The procedure would take no more than 10 minutes, the doctor said.
Marsilla was both frightened and outraged that the government and this doctor were working to kill her son. She posted her fears to Facebook, and the story went viral. “The doctor [literally] has given him the gun to kill himself,” Marsilla wrote.
As the young man’s case drew attention, things got so sticky for the doctor who approved the suicide that he canceled the procedure.
Sadly, Marsilla’s son is furious that he was unable to end his life. In an interview with Common Sense, he reiterated that his life is hopeless, that his blindness will only get worse, and that he simply wants to end his suffering.
“I was so ready [to die],” he said. “I was actually very looking forward to ending my pain and suffering.”
Suicide is on the rise in many countries, the World Health Organization noted last year. In the U.S., for instance, veteran suicides have drastically climbed. Law enforcement has seen a similar problem.
Canada’s assisted suicide program started with “good” intentions. At first, only the most extreme cases — mostly people over the age of 65 — were approved. But over time, the victims began skewing younger and younger.
https://www.westernjournal.com/mother-horrified-learn-sons-death-scheduled-two-weeks-skimming-email/
What really infuriates me about this is that with a low-carb or ketogenic diet his diabetes could be really under control and hence his blindness. If he simply took charge of his life and researched how to get fit and healthy he would be okay - his mental state would greatly improve, too. Go to the gym, lift weight, eat healthy - you'll be okay dude.
Or go to a "doctor" and be offered death.
I'm not aware of anything for type 1 diabetes, although I understand your advice cures type 2. Don't know what the person in question has.
Type 1 can be helped, as well. Dr. Bernstein is a man who went to medical school in his 40s or 50s after his daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 because he wanted to figure out how to help her. He has books out about his diet, etc. You can't cure it but you can help mitigate the effects.
Thanks. I will look him up. I think Dr Denise Faustman in Boston does have a cure, but (of course) the approval process is dragging out.