An email…

Hi Serene, 

This is Irena, I'm Julia xxxxs' daughter. We were speaking with you two years ago, when we thought my mom was dying and she was going to use the end of life medication.

Well, she survived and lived (mostly) happily for another two years, but her cancer was advancing and she developed a pulmonary embolism. She decided to take the "last drink", as she called it, and passed peacefully last Friday. 

I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your mom's story and video with us, It made my moms decision enormously easier and relieved her fear. She was steadfast in her wish to leave before the suffering began and went without pain or discomfort, surrounded by family. 

Several of her friends, who have been increasingly ill, have been asking me for more information and I have forwarded them your movie clip.

I hope your movie gets out into the world and educates everyone about this option. As hard as it is on the family to anticipate and watch a loved one die, the alternative–pain and suffering–is far worse.

I wish you much happiness, great health and unending success,

Irena