Table 1,

case summaries

Case #	Imani’s physical ability	Imani’s physical participation	Mother’s participation	Self-administration	Assistance	Legality (by present End of Life Option Act)
1	Swallowing. Some hand movement.	Puts straw in her mouth, sucks medication down.	Puts medication in glass, inserts straw in glass.	√	X	√
2	Swallowing. No hand movement.	Sucks medication down.	Moves straw to Imani’s mouth.	√	X	√
3	No swallowing. Has hand movement. Has feeding tube.	Pushes syringe plunger to administer medications.	Puts medications in syringe and attaches it to feeding tube	√	X	√
4	As in case 3	Pushes syringe plunger and continues to push, but is too weak to complete the dose	Places her hand on Imani’s, notes Imani’s continued push, adds the pressure needed to complete the dose.	√	√	X