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"I do not fear death, in view of the fact that I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it."

This quote is usually attributed to Mark Twain, although there is some contest over whether it was actually him that originally said it.

How long have you been ill?

When did you find out your illness was terminal?

What country are you originally from?

Why does the process take four months? (I should remember this but I'm having a slow day, forgive me.) Will you be in Switzerland all that time?

Will you have family/friends/loved ones with you during your stay? Are they supportive?

What do you plan to do, if anything, the day before you finally commit suicide?

I am glad that you have the opportunity to travel to Switzerland and end your life the way you see fit, with dignity. I wish so much you didn't have to leave your home and fly to a foreign country in order to do this. Godspeed, my friend; I wish you peace.

Well, it's an IAMA, all the questions are necessary ;3

I'm so glad to hear you have your mother with you. She sounds like a wonderful lady. And that you will be able to spend some more time in your home country before you go (don't worry about not saying where, I am from the UK and I know how strict laws about things like this are in most of Europe). I am not Jewish so I'm not an expert on what Jewish beliefs about death or suicide are generally, but I hope with all my heart you find peace and can feel content with your life and your decision.

How old were you when you started observing hijab?

Do the other women in your family wear hijab or niqab too?

Do you ever feel people are treating you negatively, or making assumptions about you, like that you must be oppressed, when you are wearing hijab? (Obviously that might be kind of hard for you to answer because I don't know if you can really remember how people treated you before you wore it... but anyway.)

Not related directly to being hijabi but about being Muslim in general: do you pray at specific times every day? (I'm sure there's a proper term for this but I don't know what it is, sorry.) You mention you live in the US, is it ever difficult for others to understand why you need to stop what you're doing to pray?

Thanks for doing this IAMA!

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