This woman is considering medical assistance in dying, due to a disability. But poverty is also a factor
Jacquie Holyoak has debilitating fibromyalgia, struggles to live on disability benefits Jacquie Holyoak is considering accessing medical assistance in dying (MAID) due to the debilitating pain of living with fibromyalgia. But she says it’s a choice she might not even contemplate if her disability benefits didn’t leave her struggling to make ends meet. “I’m just really exhausted … I …