Table 1.

Characteristics of the 23 patients who requested MAID

PATIENT	AGE, Y	DIAGNOSIS	SEX	INTERVIEWEE	TIMING OF INTERVIEW
A	89	Paget disease	Female	Patient	Before MAID
B	76	ALS	Female	Patient, son	Before MAID
C	65	CANVAS (neurologic)	Female	Patient	Before MAID
D	70	Cancer	Male	Patient	Before MAID
E	80	Cardiomyopathy	Male	Patient	Before MAID
F	93	Cancer	Male	Patient, spouse, daughter	Before MAID
G	85	Lung disease	Female	Patient	Before MAID
H	54	Pulmonary fibrosis	Female	Patient	Before MAID
I	89	Heart disease	Female	Patient	Before MAID
J	95	Frailty	Female	Patient	Before MAID
K	68	Cancer	Male	Patient	Before MAID
L	94	Frailty	Male	Son	After natural death
M	66	ALS	Female	Friend	Before and after MAID
N	69	MS	Female	Spouse	After MAID
O	85	Pulmonary fibrosis	Female	Friend	Before MAID
P	62	Cancer	Male	Spouse	Before MAID
Q	72	Alzheimer disease	Male	Spouse	Before MAID
R	54	MS	Female	Sister	After MAID
S	71	Primary lateral sclerosis	Male	Spouse	Before MAID
T	87	CHF	Female	3 friends	After MAID
U	102	Frailty	Female	Daughter	After MAID
V	84	Organ dysfunction	Male	Daughter	After MAID
W	88	Cancer	Male	Son	After MAID

ALS—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; CANVAS—cerebellar ataxia, neuropathy, and vestibular areflexia syndrome; CHF—congestive heart failure; MAID—medical assistance in dying; MS—multiple sclerosis.