DiscoverStorylinesIn a losing battle for care, she requested MAID. Now she's ready to live
In a losing battle for care, she requested MAID. Now she's ready to live

In a losing battle for care, she requested MAID. Now she's ready to live

Update: 2025-10-11
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At just 46, Jennifer Brady, a Halifax single mother and professor, made the shocking decision to apply to die. She couldn't get surgery in Nova Scotia for a painful condition called lymphedema. After six years of fighting, she saw medical assistance in dying as her only option. But what happened next set off a chain reaction that would take her case to the courts and the premier’s office.


Angela MacIvor brings us the story of one woman's battle against the bureaucracy of the healthcare system.


Produced by Angela MacIvor and Joan Webber / Storylines is part of the CBC Audio Doc Unit

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In a losing battle for care, she requested MAID. Now she's ready to live

In a losing battle for care, she requested MAID. Now she's ready to live