Facing breast cancer that spread to her bones, Gabriella Walsh decided to pursue California’s End of Life Option Act. The decision gave her profound peace. “My life, my body, my death,” she said. “It’s just my time.” Read more about her journey:
People who have trouble getting in to see a therapist are turning to online providers that offer quick access. But there’s limited data on their effectiveness.Menzie zipped in to clear a few final things from a bookshelf, and as she scooped up a Nativity set, two figurines tumbled to the carpet.They both threw their heads back in laughter. Someday soon, Menzie said, I want to take you to the Cajun spot down the street for beignets.
Gabriella rests in her Santa Paula studio. She said that she was never afraid of death or dying, but that the loneliness she sometimes felt after being diagnosed with terminal cancer was difficult.But she didn’t like where her mind went when she was alone. Detached and exhausted, listening to music became painful, transporting her to lighter times, so she zoned out to audiobooks and binged “The Lincoln Lawyer” on Netflix.
Her arms throbbed so much at night that she sometimes dreamed of cutting them off. Menzie knocked, walking in with buttered toast, scrambled eggs and strawberries.Gabriella picked at the plate, mentally preparing for a goodbye video call with her longtime therapist. A random thought popped into Hillier’s mind — the type of small, silly thing she loved to bounce off Gabriella — and when she shared it Gabriella laughed so hard her entire body shook.“I’ll need to hear your voice. Your laugh.”
Barsegyan asked if she was feeling any anxiety. About a 5 out of 10, she said, so he gave her something to calm her nerves. When he walked up several minutes later holding a small, red vial, he reminded her — as he had many times before — that she didn’t have to drink the medication, but that if she did it would end her life.Schock fed her three spoonfuls of mango sorbet, which Gabriella had picked out several weeks earlier, knowing it would soothe her throat from the stinging medication.
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