The disappearance of Nicole Gladu, suffering from a degenerative disease after contracting poliomyelitis and a long-time activist for medical assistance in dying, pained me. This woman of courage, who, despite her illness, had a long career, impressed me.
The heroes are not the ones we are shown in Hollywood. No, it’s rather determined people, like Nicole Gladu and Jean Truchon (suffering from triparalysis, who died in 2020 after asking for assistance in dying), who, with the help of lawyers who believe in their cause, have succeeded in forcing Ottawa and Quebec to modify their respective laws on medical assistance in dying and to broaden the criteria for eligibility. They are life-size giants.
In these difficult times, let’s take the seed!
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