Help Has anyone here applied for M.A.I.D?

[Catchingdabus27]

Has anyone here applied for M.A.I.D in Canada or anyone where else?

I almost did a few yrs ago but I feel like I will not qualify with the physical illnesses I have. Plus just always changed my mind. Plus also worried about being dehumanized during the experience.

Curious to hear anyone's experience / get a lil more info on what its like.

 

[InTheAbyss]

I have applied for MAID. The fight has been going on for 3 years now. My experiences have been a bit of an outlier with the process (at least I hope it has been) and not pleasant in the slightest. I can try to answer your questions for what info you want about the process.

 

[road2joy]

I called but they told me I needed to be referred through my family doctor. I already had an appointment to talk about suspected schizophrenia, I didn't want to just throw in "hey, I was also wondering, can I die with MAiD?" as well since he's already looking at me like I might need to be committed.

When I was hanging up the phone the MAiD lady just told me 'I hope you feel better...'

 

[1993]

I'm in the proces of finding two psychiatrists who are willing to guide me through the process. It's very likely that I'll qualify, but it takes forever and tbh it sounds scarier than ctb.

I found some beautiful documentaries on the subject, specially for the country I'm in. They didn't give me the impression that the patients were dehumanised. The doctors were very compassionate and understanding. Maybe there are some documentaries about the subject in your region too?

 

[noheart]

I tried. Contacted dyingwithdiginity and they refused to help because I only have a mental illness no physical illness.

I am convinced they only want to remove the physically disabled from the tax system. If you can flip burgers or pour coffee they want to keep you as a wage slave.

 

[InTheAbyss]

I tried. Contacted dyingwithdiginity and they refused to help because I only have a mental illness no physical illness.

I am convinced they only want to remove the physically disabled from the tax system. If you can flip burgers or pour coffee they want to keep you as a wage slave.

Might I ask what you tried applying for? There are a number of conditions that are not mental health in terms of MAID that even the people that work in the program don't know are not mental health conditions. I am trying to get MAID for autism myself and every single doctor/nurse/person that I spoke to in the program about it went "THAT'S A MENTAL HEALTH REASON! NOOOOO!" Then I show/tell them about their own documentation for the umpteenth time that it's a valid reason to apply and I still get issues. I've been told that because I could figure that out that means that I'm really smart. Smart enough that euthanizing me would be a waste of resources so the doctor wouldn't do the assessment on that reason alone. So, yes, I'm beginning to lean that way too after literally being told that my suffering didn't matter because I could still 'contribute' to society in some way. That wasn't even the worst of what happened to me from those doctors.

What help was dyingwithdignity saying they could've offered. I was refused help beyond them saying they could give me information about MAID and could provide a witness to sign my application if needed. They told me they don't advocate for people or give anything that could be medical advise when I asked for help.

 

[katara]

I'm not in Canada otherwise I would see if they'd accept me. I'm actually shocked maid isn't in USA yet. But ya there's basically nothing going for me so idk what else to say. I don't blame people for not doing it because they basically lock you in a pod and it seems really weird.

 

[Caribbean Sky]

Has anyone here applied for M.A.I.D in Canada or anyone where else?

I almost did a few yrs ago but I feel like I will not qualify with the physical illnesses I have. Plus just always changed my mind. Plus also worried about being dehumanized during the experience.

Curious to hear anyone's experience / get a lil more info on what its like.

Yeah, I think I have such an illness. Its getting worse. No doctors can seem to diagnose though! And psychiatric stuff has been ruled out

 

[J&L383]

I'm in the proces of finding two psychiatrists who are willing to guide me through the process. It's very likely that I'll qualify, but it takes forever and tbh it sounds scarier than ctb.

I found some beautiful documentaries on the subject, specially for the country I'm in. They didn't give me the impression that the patients were dehumanised. The doctors were very compassionate and understanding. Maybe there are some documentaries about the subject in your region too?

The documentaries I've seen about the VAD opportunities in Switzerland have been reassuring for me. (Which is where I would need to go absent a diagnosis of "six months left to live." If I end up with such a diagnosis I would probably be fine with the process in the US state I live in.)

 

[lachrymost]

Might I ask what you tried applying for? There are a number of conditions that are not mental health in terms of MAID that even the people that work in the program don't know are not mental health conditions. I am trying to get MAID for autism myself and every single doctor/nurse/person that I spoke to in the program about it went "THAT'S A MENTAL HEALTH REASON! NOOOOO!" Then I show/tell them about their own documentation for the umpteenth time that it's a valid reason to apply and I still get issues. I've been told that because I could figure that out that means that I'm really smart. Smart enough that euthanizing me would be a waste of resources so the doctor wouldn't do the assessment on that reason alone. So, yes, I'm beginning to lean that way too after literally being told that my suffering didn't matter because I could still 'contribute' to society in some way. That wasn't even the worst of what happened to me from those doctors.

I've seen anti-MAiD activists complaining about how people with autism or ADHD can access MAiD on that basis, and are therefore being "targeted", but I have yet to see anyone even claim to have successfully done this. Some targeting. As you demonstrate, if you ask for it you'll likely just be laughed out of the room.

Smart enough that euthanizing me would be a waste of resources so the doctor wouldn't do the assessment on that reason alone."

Hahaha um. "So what, you're saying that MAiD is a eugenics scheme and I'm too useful to be euthanized?" As if being smart precludes eligibility for MAiD, fuck. I am not looking forward to trying to access it in 2027 if they actually expand it.

 

[Caribbean Sky]

I've seen anti-MAiD activists complaining about how people with autism or ADHD can access MAiD on that basis, and are therefore being "targeted", but I have yet to see anyone even claim to have successfully done this. Some targeting. As you demonstrate, if you ask for it you'll likely just be laughed out of the room.

Hahaha um. "So what, you're saying that MAiD is a eugenics scheme and I'm too useful to be euthanized?" As if being smart precludes eligibility for MAiD, fuck. I am not looking forward to trying to access it in 2027 if they actually expand it.

I have some disease that has made me be in severe pain the last two years and is getting worse with detriment to my mobility, even. Doctors can't seem to figure out what it is so my neurologist, who also happens to be a sexist asshole, diagnosed with FND, which apparently is neurological symptoms without any identifiable cause.

So that's great. I'd love to figure out what I have, especially as it's getting worse and see if that makes me eligible for MAiD, but I wouldn't even know how to go about diagnosing it at this point.