The Brittany Maynard Story: 4 Years Later with guest Dan Diaz 

I was around a person who had terminal cancer and suffered terribly. I wish this option would have been available. God bless Dan!

I have a genetic collagen disorder and live in severe pain daily (going on 20 years now) - until you experience pain that is so uncontrollable that it is frightening, no one can ever judge another human being...

She basically told cancer “f you, I’m going MY way”. So, bravo to you Brit

I wish people would be able to do this in the UK. What about young children, terminally ill with brain cancers, the suffering they endure and for what. cancer is a vicious disease and I think what Brittany did is the kindest thing .

I've followed Brittany's story since it came out, & after her passing, Dan's efforts for the death with dignity/"right to die" cause. Theirs is a beautiful, courageous story. I've suffered a rare, incurable disease over 17 years now. I've been mostly bed-ridden & have been on "comfort care only" the past 3 years, because there isn't anything more modern medicine can do for me. I do not have a diagnosis of terminal, but I'm VERY sick, & food (read: EATING) causes horrible pain. My point is, I am a death with dignity supporter loud & proud. I think, in certain circumstances, a person should not have to be diagnosed terminal to be able to make this intimate, personal decision. There are illnesses out there that can have a patient lingering for YEARS in agony, house-bound, with NO quality of life. Living on meager Disability funds. And not all of us have the emotional support of a close-knit, functional family. Pain Management Doctors have told me they often can't control worst pain...40% pain control is considered a success with deep nerve pain. I was surprised to find that most healthy people assume, if they become sick, their pain can/will be eliminated through pain medication. This isn't always so. Unless they dope the person up enough to keep them asleep all the time...which is at least somewhat merciful. 😞 I liken these (my) lingering disease as "being put on a torture rack, but you don't die, & nobody ever let's you off." It's like being buried alive, and the tomb is your bedroom. The fear of losing autonomy, dignity, & becoming stuck in a nasty state-run nursing home is REAL. The reason I'm speaking to my illness in these comments isn't to "hijack" this VERY important story of Brittany. It's to bring attention to the big picture of extreme suffering whether terminal, or not...when doctors advise THERE IS NO CURE. A grown, adult patient should have the right to die peacefully.They shouldn't have to research how to starve to death, or read tips in the book Final Exit on how to die alone, with a bag over the head, in order to stop the suffering. Which is EXACTLY what many, MANY terminal (and chronic) patients are doing, and have done. Dan hit the nail on the head when he said it's about the PATIENT having a CHOICE. NOBODY has to live out their illness but the PATIENT. Having the choice is so important! The patient MUST have the comfort of a choice when they're living with so many uncertainties. Dan also nailed it when he said the patient can have a fear of being tortured to death. In my experience, so many doctors & people who mean well have given their opinions & presented options. But nobody has asked me, the PATIENT, what I want. I'm sorry this is so long, but it's such an important topic. 😞 Dan, the work you're doing is so important. If I were not so sick, I'd be out there fighting for these laws as well. Bless you for all you're doing, & may God bless and keep your beautiful Brittany in His loving arms, always. Keep fighting for patients who are not well enough to do it themselves. We need you. 👊 💞👍

So heartbreaking.. he is obviously still so in love with Brittney. She did want him to eventually move on and have children. Brittney was an amazing, selfless person. He is still wearing his wedding ring on his right hand. 💔😰 She was the furthest thing from suicidal. Crazy how anyone can think that.

If my husband suffered relentlessly from something like Brittany, and I couldn't help him have Mercy, when he needed Mercy it would kill me inside. Bless you Dan, for respecting your wife's choice, and avocate so others don't have to suffer. It pains me to hear judgement on this topic. This in my eyes, isn't suicide. To those who find suicide shameful, is it shameful to want to die peacefully? Is it a sin to want control over the way you pass when you are told it will end horrifically.. brain cancer is an awful death. You cannot judge negatively unless you have lived it and see your own loved one in pain every single day. I hope Dan has found happiness, whatever happiness means to him. And I hope Brittany's mother and step father are doing well

Brittany was told she had 6mths. I agree with Brittany, she didnt have a chance to fight that evil cancer she had. No one should have to suffer the illness that is killing them. Dan is amazing husband to stand by his beautiful wife Brittany. God Bless Dan.

All States need to make it legal. No one should have to suffer.

Anyone can chose for themselves but they should chose for others. The point of making it available is for those who wants it and not those who don't...

He was born the same day as my youngest daughter...I was just diagnosed with recurrent cervical cancer, and it's in an area on my uterus that makes it impossible to surgically remove. The surgery usually preformed to "Cure" recurrent gynecological cancers is absolutely barbaric(look up pelvic exenteration) I can have chemo, and if the 2.3 cm tumor shrinks they could potentially keep me on 1 chemo drug for two years and after that it will be watch and wait. I don't want to die, and I also don't want to be forced into a treatment that may not work, and will definitely cause me to be very weak, and sick, and then they are only talking about possibly adding more time....The idea of putting my husband and children through that is the absolute worst.

I am in full agreement with this bill... What a brave woman and a beautiful family of support for someone in so much pain. Very selfless

My Heart💔for him😢

Please do whatever you can to pass this law in the state of Florida. I am not so call terminally ill

A brave individual she was & I'm glad you're continuing her legacy by doing what you're doing Dan. Thank you

The only way I can put it is this, I watched my sister suffer from Stage III Esophageal cancer. She tried the chemo, & radiation and it worked for a short time but then she was back to not being able to eat. She lost so much weight that she looked like a holocaust survivor. She wanted to die. We had many talks about it. Simply put she told me this is no quality of life. We live in NY State & that is not a right to die state. I believe she should have had a choice in how & when she would die. We don't let our pets suffer so why do we let people suffer?

Thank you Dan for all you are doing to keep Brittany's legacy alive. Medical Aid in Dying is a right we all should have. It is so important that every family has the conversation, has a plan and understands how important advanced directives are. You have surely raised awareness in this area as well.

Great episode, thanks. I find it very hard to believe that this is even an issue! It should so obviously be legal everywhere.

My brother died from a glioblastomao. If you have never witnessed someone die from this, you have no right to sit in judgement of this young woman. I prayed for her at the time, but my prayer was to give her strength to carry through. Stop judging her.

If you can’t sleep because of endless suffering dying is difficult. The dying process becomes torture.

He is right. We give our dogs and cats who are who have terminal illnesses more dignified deaths than fellow humans in most states. I'm glad I live in one of the few states have have a Death With Dignity option. Read through the requirements. It is not a quick and easy decision or one that can apply to just anyone. It is a rather narrow list of who this can apply to.

Dan! You are special nd have a purpose to live nd fight for what your wife wanted you to do God Bless you

GOD BLESS HIM🙏🏽

I support this movement 100 percent!

What a good human he is 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

My brother had surgery and then radiation.. he lived 7 months from diagnosis to his death

I think this young vibrant woman was very brave...It should be the persons choice how long they wish to suffer and when they wish to die

Can someone please answer my question regarding, if God considers assistance in dying for a terminal person " suicide " ? I mean the person's end is soon anyways ? Btw, I'm a Christian, and I've always believed suicide equals hell....

Respect! Thank you for fighting the "Death with Dignity Act" option for all of us. Since nobody can avoid Death, I'd rather leave this earth peacefully in my way. Unfortunately, that option has no yet been legal in Texas.

I know this video is old , but I wish we would have know about this back in 2009 , then to watch my brother die from cancer with no hope of recovery. For 8 days after the finial word was given and to watch each day as to see him wasting away until he stopped breathing. It was terrible.

She was so brave. We all deserve death with dignity. Her husband is an amazing person. His love for her is so beautiful.

Same here my moms dying and my pains a 20

Sorry PROGRAM 100 percent!

Does this only apply to american citizens? I mean it's not legal in my country so could i go to the US to get done this procidure?

Dan, you are fighting companes whose concern and focus is how much money they can make off each person's death. May God be with you and please remember what Brittany did for you....- John 15:12-13 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.(P) 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."

And what if there might be a chance to survive In the climate today lots of people would love to see there loved ones put to sleep like sick animals

Let me try to put this where some people may understand better, you have a dog 18 years old kidneys failing, eyesight's failing, can't eat can't drink, and what's the first thing you do you take them to the vet.. why because the humane thing to do is to put them to sleep.. so they're not suffering any longer...So okay from now on you are no longer allowed to take your pet to the vet and put them to sleep to take away their pain.... because I don't like it !! I say you cannot do that anymore.... so you can't do it.... I don't care how much the dog is suffering!!!! you're going to have to watch it until it dies...that's all there is to it! Now what would you say to me? it's none of my business, it's not my dog.. you don't want to see your pet that you love so much suffer, right.. that's exactly how I feel about my right to die with dignity ....it's my business, it's my body... I know at the end of my journey that my multiple sclerosis is going to be the reason why I die.... So why am I not allowed to go in peace? so I don't have to suffer? I have a family that loves me, I have a family that cares about me, I have a family that loves me enough to say when I'm tired it's okay for me to go. I watched my mom die of breast cancer in a way she did not want to go and I'll be damned if someone's going to tell me what I can and cannot do with myself. So the decision to die with dignity May not be your decision. But it may or may not be mine or someone else's...you have to talk with God you're the one that has the answer for your actions. So I lovingly say stay out of my rights and I'll stay out of yours. 😸 Oh yeah and another sad side note my birthday is January 1st

He was extremely and still extremely loyal to his late wife. I disagree with this but God bless Dan.

Remember you have around 5 minutes to ask for forgiveness after you swallow, so..... there's that🤷‍♀️

How many times did he say .....ummm?

Hey Daniel Diaz, move on!!!! Get a girlfriend, marry again...and slow down a little bit.