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Doctors told Mr. Molano her father they would need to intubate her or she would die
Psychiatrist was summoned to evaluate her
She started performing assisted deaths at the institute one every few months
Her colleagues still won’t meet her eyes when she arrives on a ward for a death
Doctors are not meant to be executioners
Ms. Andia had a severe seizure in August
Ms. Andia relied on Mr. Molano more and more a year into her disease
Ms. Andia wrote newspaper columns by dictating into notes app on her phone in bed with her cats
Dr Zuluaga wanted her to have radiosurgery
She learned it was patented and produced by AstraZeneca based on research done in publicly funded institutions
Ms. Andia requested health insurance company organize her assisted death no one answered her calls or emails
There was a one-in-four chance it would buy her more time and it cost about $10000 a month
Her doctors suggested a new drug
Ms. Andia knew most patients would not have her connections her profile or her knowledge of the system
Statistical models predicted a year of survival on average but some lived for five or six years
She would die before she lost physical autonomy ability to think clearly or depend on other people
She would not allow surgery on her brain
Assisted deaths remain rare
People die of illness or give up before they get access