A memoir about choosing death becomes a story of love, courage and honour when a son helps his parents end their lives. A husband and wife are gravely ill. Rather than living in pain, they choose to end their lives and turn to their son for help. Despite the legal risks and emotional turmoil it causes him, he agrees, ultimately performing an act of love that is the most difficult of all.
About the book
A memoir about choosing death becomes a story of love, courage and honour when a son helps his parents end their lives. A husband and wife are gravely ill. Rather than living in pain, they choose to end their lives and turn to their son for help. Despite the legal risks and emotional turmoil it causes him, he agrees, ultimately performing an act of love that is the most difficult of all.