This First Person article is the experience of Alexandria Nassopoulos, who lives with a chronic illness in Montreal. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
It seemed like a cruel joke when Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) pops up in my social media news feed.
As I scrolled through the articles and posts from other chronically ill Canadians, it looked like I’d qualify even without terminal cancer or a degenerative neurological disease. Out of morbid curiosity, I checked out the criteria on the Health Canada website.
It says that to be eligible I must have a “grievous and irremediable medical
