Kim's Final Message: I want to die on my own terms

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Kim Hoffman died in January 2022 after an 8 1/2 year battle with ovarian cancer. She fought with IV chemo, oral chemo, radiation and surgeries - all of which led to pain, debilitation and disability -  and yet the cancer spread to her liver, lung, skin, and brain. After a personal and professional life of service, there was just one thing Kim wanted once told that she only had only a few more months to live - to say goodbye to the people she loved and to then die peacefully in her sleep. 

She didn’t want to die in pain, nor did she want to die in a drugged-out state of unconsciousness. That’s why she advocated for and wanted Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), an option provided to terminally-ill people of sound mind who want to take a drug to end their life peacefully, on their own terms.  Ten states in the US and Washington DC (including neighboring Maine, Vermont and New Jersey) allow their residents the option of Medical Aid in Dying, and history shows that the law is used as intended, usually by people with ALS, ovarian cancer, brain cancer, and pancreatic cancer.   

75% of Connecticut voters support Medical Aid in Dying, yet seven bills have failed in the committee since 2013.