"She Said No..." An 83-Year-Old Woman's Final Days Has One Family Speaking Out

An 83-year-old Ontario woman told her family that MAiD conflicted with her Christian faith. She declined. Two months later, according to her family, the discussions restarted while her power of attorney was out of the country, her capacity was assessed in a meeting her family calls a farce, and her application was completed and witnessed by the facility’s own staff after the date had already been set.This is a reconstruction of the last ten days of Brigitte "GG" Stegemann, built from her family’s written public statement, an 80-minute recorded interview with her granddaughter and power of attorney, and the provisions of Canada’s Criminal Code governing medical assistance in dying.The family has formally requested the underlying records — the death certificate, both eligibility assessments, the signed request and the identity of its witness, the medication administration records, and any waiver of final consent. None had been produced at the time of publication. Requests for comment were made to the physician and to the nursing home; neither chose to respond. The practitioners are not named in this episode. They will be identified once records confirm their identities, and each will be given the opportunity to respond before that happens.Chapters:0:00 The date came before the paperwork1:15 Who GG was, and the twelve years before this3:40 She said no, and she said why4:30 Ten days away, and the meetings nobody mentioned6:10 The medication record that cannot explain Monday8:00 What happened in the room before the doctor arrived10:30 Tuesday: the capacity assessment13:30 How twelve years of power of attorney ended in minutes15:00 The application the manager says she filled out herself17:00 What Canadian law actually permits18:00 Wednesday: the question she asked her granddaughter19:40 Friday morning: the patio, the line, the silence22:20 Four questions, four pieces of paper25:00 What the family is doing nowLet's connect!Substack: https://substack.com/@kelsisherenRumble - https://rumble.com/user/TheKelsiSherenPerspectiveInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thekelsisherenperspective?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3DX: https://x.com/KelsisherenSUPPORT OUR PEOPLE - - - - - - - - - - - -Ketone IQ- 30% off with code KELSI - https://ketone.com/KELSIGood Livin - 20% off with code KELSI - https://www.itsgoodlivin.com/?ref=KELSIBrass & Unity - 20% off with code UNITY - http://www.brassandunity.com