Hilkka Niemi became incurably ill and is considering assisted suicide.
– What is the pleasure when your eyes work? Then you have to die of starvation and dehydration, Hilkka says in the document with the tablet speech app. General
In 2011 Hilkka peninsula slipped in his backyard and broke his spine.
At first, the doctors were hopeful about healing, but the injury did not improve. Instead, new symptoms began to appear. It was revealed that Hilka had a rare-and incurable-pls disease. Primary lateral sclerosis is a central nervous system degenerative disease that eventually takes up all mobility.
Overall Final decision At the time of shooting the documentary, Hilkka first moves on an electric wheelchair. He communicates with a tablet speech program and gets most of the diet through the hose to the stomach. Meaning seems to have been eagerly living. A woman who dances and gardening is just a shadow. That’s why Hilkka is considering assisted suicide in Switzerland, where euthanasia is legal.
In Finland, death assistance cannot be obtained under medical supervision. In Switzerland, the situation is different. General
When Hilka’s hip breaks down in the treatment, he becomes a bed patient. The Swiss option begins to escape. There is worry that Hilka no longer has the physical forces or talents required for the last journey. Therefore, it is more likely that Hilkka will die in her bed in her bed. Hilka’s wish is a fatal pneumonia.
“Pls do not actually shorten life expectancy, but the mother feels that living is no longer worth living,” says Hertta’s daughter in the documentary. General
Peter Mikael Wallenius The documentary completed last year is followed by Hilkka, 65, and his adults Hearts-The daughter, 38, Hertta helps her mother a lot, even to the extent that she lives her own personal life only half.
– Mom’s illness was tremendously horrible. One of the lower limbs began to leave. It did not always stay with the steps. At the same time, swallowing problems began. The speech began to become porridge, Hertta remembers the symptoms on TV.
– The worst part was that no one took things seriously. The mother was spotted how it hurts. At its worst, the mother was accused of pretending and realized that there was something wrong with the head.
The referral for neurological studies was eventually purchased with their own money from the private side.
Last decision today on TV1 at 21.05 & Arena. See all TV shows and broadcast times on the Telku TV guide.