Story my grandfather died from medically assisted suicide in switzerland

[ihateittoo]

My grandfather was diagnosed with alzheimer's and decided to book and go through with a medically assisted suicide. I always thought it was the right course of action and I supported him fully in it. I was never supposed to figure out until after he died but my mom got a little tipsy at a sushi place and spilled the beans to me about it. I asked my grandfather about it the next time I saw it which is when I really got an idea of what was happening. We hung out that day and he let me hit his vape(I was 15 at the time) which was a lot of fun. He told me "Im dying anyway, who gives a shit about my lungs?".

I miss him a lot and it kills me he cant see what ive become. He wont ever be able to hear any of the music I made, he wasnt able to watch me graduate, hes missed all of the important events in my adult life. I wish I could talk with him one more time.

Im going to try and give as little detail possible here as I worry about anything being traced back to me. But they're making a documentary about him and it focuses on the right to die and issues similar to that. They're going to use an AI voice of him to read off his note detailing why he wants to die that he sent to the company that went through with his procedure. I really hate AI and it bugs me to hear that they'll be using it. To be honest I do not think I will watch the movie, it is too hard on me emotionally.

 

[behindtheveil]

I miss him a lot and it kills me he cant see what ive become. He wont ever be able to hear any of the music I made, he wasnt able to watch me graduate, hes missed all of the important events in my adult life. I wish I could talk with him one more time.

He can hear and see you. it's not the end.

 

[DeathSweetDeath]

I'm sorry for your loss, but it's good that your grandfather didn't have to go through all of the miserable stages of Alzheimer's. It's also good that that's not how you have to remember him. I agree with @behindtheveil here, at least to an extent. He may still be with you. If you want to talk to him, then talk to him.

 

[fadedghost]

My grandfather was diagnosed with alzheimer's and decided to book and go through with a medically assisted suicide. I always thought it was the right course of action and I supported him fully in it. I was never supposed to figure out until after he died but my mom got a little tipsy at a sushi place and spilled the beans to me about it. I asked my grandfather about it the next time I saw it which is when I really got an idea of what was happening. We hung out that day and he let me hit his vape(I was 15 at the time) which was a lot of fun. He told me "Im dying anyway, who gives a shit about my lungs?".

I miss him a lot and it kills me he cant see what ive become. He wont ever be able to hear any of the music I made, he wasnt able to watch me graduate, hes missed all of the important events in my adult life. I wish I could talk with him one more time.

Im going to try and give as little detail possible here as I worry about anything being traced back to me. But they're making a documentary about him and it focuses on the right to die and issues similar to that. They're going to use an AI voice of him to read off his note detailing why he wants to die that he sent to the company that went through with his procedure. I really hate AI and it bugs me to hear that they'll be using it. To be honest I do not think I will watch the movie, it is too hard on me emotionally.

are you suicidal or just depressed? i am asking just because i am suicidal, and someone in my family died of suicide, but, he was probably going to die fairly soon after, and it seemed rational... it was just strange... for me, because i have been so suicidal for so long...

 

[ihateittoo]

are you suicidal or just depressed? i am asking just because i am suicidal, and someone in my family died of suicide, but, he was probably going to die fairly soon after, and it seemed rational... it was just strange... for me, because i have been so suicidal for so long...

im suicidal and have been for a while

 

[fadedghost]

im suicidal and have been for a while

Sorry, that's such a mindfuck... someone making a documentary about the right to die and a family member who died of suicide while being suicidal...

sorry you're dealing with that, sounds frustrating, and worst of all, you can't really talk about it with someone like a therapist without the risk of involuntary hospitalizations or druggings that you may not want. i wish the rules of therapy created actually confidentiality, not confidentiality without all these exceptions

 

[ihateittoo]

Sorry, that's such a mindfuck... someone making a documentary about the right to die and a family member who died of suicide while being suicidal...

sorry you're dealing with that, sounds frustrating, and worst of all, you can't really talk about it with someone like a therapist without the risk of involuntary hospitalizations or druggings that you may not want. i wish the rules of therapy created actually confidentiality, not confidentiality without all these exceptions

ive found peace with it, ill be gone soon so it doesnt matter much. im pretty sure the documentary is what he wanted to happen, its a very in character thing for that side of the family. so im glad hes getting to have his wish fulfilled. at the end of the day its not my call.